Wild Bird Kingdom

04/28/2024

Who could resist that face?! Please be good to the possums and keep an eye out for babies. They are such great natural pest controllers and will help keep your yard free of ticks, snails, etc.

04/18/2024

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Nesting and Migration Continue     The Chickadee's Report April 18, 2024 Hello Colleen, Just a quick reminder that the store will be CLOSED on Sunday, April 21st. We will be OPEN Saturday, April 20th

04/11/2024

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Nesting and Migration     The Chickadee's Report April 11, 2024 Hello Colleen, Happy April everyone! Please note that the store will be CLOSED on Sunday, April 21st. We will be open Saturday, April 20

04/10/2024

03/25/2024

Save the possums whenever possible.

Many orphans can be left a few hours to see if mom comes back...NOT OPOSSUMS! If you see a baby like this one in a yard or anywhere, get it quickly in a little box or pet carrier with a blanket and keep warm and call a wild life rescue. Momma opossum can have up to 13 babies. As they grow, they don't all fit in the pouch so they ride on her back. If something startles her and she runs, one can fall off. Momma doesn't know she lost one so please never ever leave one thinking mom will come back...

03/24/2024

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Happy Spring and Happy Easter     The Chickadee's Report March 24, 2024 Hello Colleen, Happy Spring everyone! The trees and flowers have begun to flower and leaf out, the outdoors is turning green aga

03/23/2024

It's that time of year again folks. Migrating hummingbirds will reach NJ within a week. Time to dust off the hummingbird feeders and give them a good once over.

It's also a good time to remind everyone that mixes their own nectar to use ONLY white cane sugar. No honey or brown sugar! We don't want anyone to be responsible for contributing to the demise of a hummingbird.

03/02/2024

Hopefully Egg #2 will hatch this weekend. Preferably Sunday when it's not raining cats and dogs like it is at the moment. Since it was laid 3 days after the 1st egg, that's a good possibility.

The first of two bald eagle eggs laid in 2024 at Duke Farms hatched on Thursday evening.

02/27/2024

Time to stay tuned to the nest cam. Hoping to see some hatchlings soon!

We are on hatch watch for the Duke Farms eagle cam. Today is day 36 since the first egg was laid. This close up of the eggs this morning shows no visible pip. The male has brought food back to the nest which is a sign that hatching is close. The female has been fluffing the nest bowl and turning the eggs frequently.

01/26/2024

And then there were two...... Will there be 3?

Duke Farms eagle nest:
The second egg was laid today at approximately 3:36pm

01/24/2024

And so begins another season of Eagle watching at the Duke Estate. Be sure to stay tuned to the Eagle Cam while we await the arrival of 1 or 2 more eggs. What will it be??!!

We are thrilled to report the first bald eagle egg of the 2024 season here at Duke Farms!

This will be the 20th season of tracking eagles at Duke Farms. This year brings a new pair and reconstructed nest after the partial collapse last summer. Although Bald Eagle pairs tend to return to the same nest year after year, nest collapses are not uncommon occurrences. The 2,740 acres of meadows, grasslands and forests at Duke Farms mean that when a nest does sustain damage, nesting eagle pairs have an abundance of options to rebuild and renest in the area.

More information at https://www.dukefarms.org/eagle-cam/

[Image ID: I spy with my Eagle (Cam) Eye... a bald eagle sitting in a nest, with a white egg peeking out from beneath her. Screenshot taken from the Duke Farms Eagle Cam. Text reads "Egg #1, 3:48 PM, 1/22/2024".
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01/14/2024

If you live along the NJ coast or even inland a bit, please keep an eye out for these little guys.

Many of our Rehabilitation Hospitals have been receiving calls about Dovekies or Little Auks that have been blown off course by recent storms. If you find one, please follow the information below.

Graphic was shared on Birds of South Jersey

01/14/2024

Wild Bird Kingdom will have special extended hours on Sunday, 1/14/24. Please stop by between 11am - 5pm to stock up for the COLD snap we're about to enter. Your yard birds will appreciate it!