Almost a year since the last post. Good news from New Jersey. There were 567 breeding pairs of Ospreys in NJ in 2014. In 1973 there were 53. DDT was to blame for the dwindling numbers as was the case with eagles and other hawk species.

Yesterday I took my winter visit to Edwin Forsythe National Reserve in the marshlands north and west of Atlantic City. A beautiful, clear, windless day. I saw 3 Eagles, 2 Marsh Hawks, 2 Great Blue Herons, hundreds of Snow Geese and Canada Geese, numerous duck species and a new addition to my bird list - a pair of Northern Shovelers (ducks). Being a bird nerd is peaceful.