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Band Retrieved
On June 29, 2003 we recovered a dead eight-year-old osprey in a nest just across the river from Bricksboro, NJ (remnant village south of Port Elizabeth). We reported the band number to the U.S. Geological Survey. When an individual turns in a band to the North American Bird Banding Program through the USGS they receive a certificate. Interestingly, the bander who discovered the bird, Jane Morton Galetto, knows the original bander; Ted Nichols. Ted is the same NJ DEP, Division of Fish and Wildlife biologist who has been doing the canada goose studies on the Maurice River. Reading the Certificate of Appreciation will explain the benefits of reporting banded birds.




Check out "Fish and Chicks...The Story of the Maurice River Osprey" for more information on osprey!