Duke Farms

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The Duke Farms Eagle Cam provided a live video stream of a Bald Eagle nest from March through August 2009. The Eagle Cam allowed researchers and the general public to view the activities of a pair of Bald Eagles that successfully raised three chicks this nesting season. Please click on the link below to view a five-minute video of the banding of the 5-6 week old chicks in May by the State of New Jersey. If the young eagles are spotted in the future, a notice will be posted on this page. January 2010 Update: The pair of adult Bald Eagles has been seen at the nest, repairing damage from fall and winter storms. We hope to once again offer live-stream video of their activities this nesting season. Please check back for updates. PLEASE NOTE: Bald Eagles are extremely sensitive to human disturbance. At no time should anyone approach nesting eagles. People who want to observe or photograph eagles and who come too close may actually cause the birds to abandon a nest. The mission of Duke Farms is to serve as a model of environmental stewardship. This Eagle Cam was installed to provide researchers with an opportunity to monitor a pair of nesting Bald Eagles without any disturbance to the birds. It is being shared with the public to provide viewers with a glimpse of wildlife in its natural environment. This Eagle Cam was made possible thanks to a collaboration with the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey , a non-profit organization dedicated to New Jersey's rare wildlife and providing place-based wildlife education, a requirement of the New Jersey Wildlife Action Plan. The Foundation carries out research projects, develops management plans, encourages conservation practices and educates residents of New Jersey about the wildlife living on their doorstep. Bald Eagles have been making a comeback after many years of decline, due in part to the once widespread use of Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane (DDT) and other agricultural pesticides. Thanks to growing public concern about the health of our environment, DDT and other chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticides were banned in the U.S. in 1972. Along with protection offered by the Endangered Species Act, scientists credit the ban on DDT as a major factor in the comeback of the Bald Eagle, Osprey and other bird species in the contiguous U.S. In New Jersey, that comeback has been dramatic. In 1985, only a single pair of nesting Bald Eagles were recorded in New Jersey. In 2008, that number was up to 69 pairs. Of those, 50 nests produced 85 young. A Midwinter Eagle Survey in January 2008 tallied 264 birds, a new record high. Today, the Bald Eagle continues to face hazards in the environment, but perhaps the largest threat to the species in New Jersey today is the encroachment of development and human activity that limits the areas of potential nesting sites.

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