The 2017 Osprey season has arrived in New Jersey. Starting in March hundreds of thousands of people will watch with baited breath to see if Bay and Bandit (the male and female osprey) return to their nest at Island Beach State Park.
The Pete McLain Osprey Camera will allow us to watch as they rebuild their nest, lay eggs, hatch the eggs, watch the adults feed their chicks and, if everything goes well, watch the juveniles take their first flight.
Maintaining the camera is an expensive venture for the Friends of Island Beach State Park. The camera and it's infrastructure cost approximately $5,000 each year.
Your support for this project enables us to keep the camera running year after year.
All donations go right back into programming. The Friends of Island Beach State Park is a volunteer run organization.
