Recently the The Press of Atlantic City wrote an opinion piece regarding government programs that work and they cited the laws that were passed to ban DDT and the protection of endangered species - eagles and other raptors being the beneficiaries. Some stats: There are 148 bald eagle nests in New Jersey with 41% in Cumberland and Salem county (that's south Jersey along the Delaware Bay). In 1963 there were 417 eagle nest in the entire lower 48 states! In 1970 there was 1 (one) nest in all of New Jersey. Since I've moved to South Jersey 7 years ago, I've sighted eagles no less than a dozen times. In the sky you can't mistake them; the largest flying bird you will see and the white head is prominent. Sitting in a tree top they look like they weigh 100 lbs.
I've seen bald eagles at the Delaware Water Gap, east of Easton. I would love to see a nest. I understand that a nest weighs in excess of a metric ton and could sleep a couple of adult humans comfortably.
