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2018 NJ BALD EAGLE PROJECT REPORT
by: Larissa Smith, CWF Wildlife Biologist
The Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ in partnership with the NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife, Endangered and Nongame Species Program, has released the 2018 NJ Bald Eagle Project Report.
“Two hundred-four nest sites were monitored during the nesting season, of which 185 were documented to be active (with eggs) and 19 were territorial or housekeeping pairs. Thirty new eagle pairs were found this season, 20 in the south, nine in central and one in the north. One hundred-twenty-one nests (66%) of the 182 known-outcome nests produced 172 young, for a productivity rate of 0.94 young per active/known-outcome nest. The failure rate was well above average with 61 nests (33%) failing to produce. The Delaware Bay region remained the state’s eagle stronghold, with roughly half of nests located in Cumberland and Salem counties and the bayside of Cape May County.”
The number of active nests has increased while the number of young eagles fledged has decreased since a high of 216 young fledged in 2016. During the 2018 eagle nesting season there was an abundance of cold, wet, windy and snowy weather which was the cause for a portion of the nest failures. As the eagle population increases, there are more eagles competing for territories. This can also be a contributing factor in nest failures. NJ is still in the range of 0.9 to 1.1 young per nest which is needed for population maintenance with a productivity rate of 0.94 young per known-outcome/active nest in 2018. The 2018 NJ Eagle Project Report has all the details on the project including telemetry, re-sightings and recoveries.
The success of the eagle project is due to the tremendous dedication of the NJ Eagle Project Volunteers. They monitor the nests in all types of conditions and education people about the eagles with enthusiasm.
Link to the 2018 NJ Bald Eagle Project Report: www.conservewildlifenj.org/downloads/cwnj_852.pdf
Thought I'd throw an extra shot up today.
They have the platform built that they will rest the last arch piece on and attach it. They actually spread the bridge to put the piece in place! Then it's pulled back together.
The last piece should be going up soon. The first side should be completed and open by late this year. At least that's the plan. It was supposed to be open last fall!
Nice in LARGE view. Can you see the workers up top?
New Mexico reports six of the seven Grosbeak species that are seen in the US. Only the Crimson-collared is missing from our list. It is a neotropic species spotted only in extreme southern Texas. Several othern Grosbeak species are found mostly in the southern half of the US. This species and the Pine Grosbeak are grouped separately from the rest in several field guides... they are of like size, but are more northern birds and thus grouped near the Buntings and Sparrows. Our rarest is the neotropic Yellow Grosbeak... I have photographed it as far north as Albuquerque.
IMG_2126; Evening Grosbeak
Daily dose of Millerielle :D
(I have gotten two more pairs of Unoa hands for him, the salute(which he is using right now/pointing and grabby hands(waiting for them). I spoil him XD But they were right on the market when I got this guy and they were at the right price so I couldn't resist, hehe.)
“The weather today is perfect! But of course, it’s always perfect here in Blytheville!”
This Blythe doll is Fighting Milk Saranghae, posing for the theme “How’s the Weather?” in the Blythe Pure and Simple group on Facebook. The background is a jigsaw puzzle I just finished. I bought it to use it in just this sort of picture, and I’m quite happy with it.
Inbound Brisbane Port 241230 DORIS (IMO: 9509425) is a Bulk Carrier that was built in 2011 (14 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Malta. Her carrying capacity is 34,505 tonnes and her current draught is reported to be 9.8 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 180 meters and her width is 30.05 meters.
Name: Peter Taylor
Arrested for: not given
Arrested at: North Shields
Arrested on: 13 May 1915
Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-260-Peter Taylor
The Shields Daily News for 21 May 1915 reports:
“STEALING AND RECEIVING. MAN AND WOMAN SENT TO PRISON AT NORTH SHIELDS.
At North Shields today, Peter Taylor, a coppersmith, of 26 Whickham Street, Sunderland, was charged with stealing, between February 15th and May 12th, from a foundry in Lawson Street, 28 brass flanges, 25 brass bosses and a quantity of copper pipe ends, valued at £11, the property of James Hogg and Sons and Caroline Allen of 99 Church Street, Monkwearmouth was summoned for feloniously receiving the same, well knowing the same to have been stolen.
Mr P.M. Dodds prosecuted and Mr L. Wolff, of Sunderland, defended the female defendant. Mr P.M. Dodds stated that Taylor had been employed by James Hogg and Sons for three months and during the last two months they had been missing brass and copper from the foundry in Lawson Street. Suspicion fell on Taylor and he was kept under observation.
Det. Mason said that he had drilled a hole in a partition to watch Taylor and at 12.20pm on the 15th inst. he saw him pick up three brass flanges. He put one in his pocket and two down his trousers. He intercepted defendant and when charged he replied “I don’t deny stealing it.” Defendant also said he sold the brass and copper to defendant Allen. He did not know how much he had stolen, but Allen said she would buy anything up to an anchor. Witness then went to Sunderland and charged Allen, and she said Taylor had been telling lies, as she did not know they were stolen. She admitted buying flanges etc. from Allen, about four times a week, and she sold them to a Gateshead store.
John Hearn, foreman for James Hogg and Sons, went to Gateshead with Det. Mason and identified some flanges and copper. Taylor pleaded guilty and Allen not guilty. Mr Wolff then submitted there was no case against Allen, on the ground that she had not a guilty knowledge.
The magistrates committed Taylor to prison for three months and Allen for one month in the second division. The Mayor (Counc. H. Gregg) said that if it was not for the likes of Allen, Taylor would not be in the position he was in.”
These images are taken from an album of photographs of prisoners brought before the North Shields Police Court between 1902 and 1916 (TWAM ref. DX1388/1). This set is our selection of the best mugshots taken during the First World War. They have been chosen because of the sharpness and general quality of the images. The album doesn’t record the details of each prisoner’s crimes, just their names and dates of arrest.
In order to discover the stories behind the mugshots, staff from Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums visited North Shields Local Studies Library where they carefully searched through microfilm copies of the ‘Shields Daily News’ looking for newspaper reports of the court cases. The newspaper reports have been transcribed and added below each mugshot.
Combining these two separate records gives us a fascinating insight into life on the Home Front during the First World War. These images document the lives of people of different ages and backgrounds, both civilians and soldiers. Our purpose here is not to judge them but simply to reflect the realities of their time.
(Copyright) We're happy for you to share this digital image within the spirit of The Commons. Please cite 'Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums' when reusing. Certain restrictions on high quality reproductions and commercial use of the original physical version apply though; if you're unsure please email archives@twmuseums.org.uk.
The Royal Blue Run 2021 took place over the summer solstice weekend in mid June and covered around 750 miles from Harlow in Essex, out to Southend, down to Southampton, along to Plymouth, then up through Truro, Newquay, Barnstaple and Taunton before finishing in Stroud in Gloucestershire!
With various Covid restrictions in place limiting numbers on coaches, the opportunity to take the White Bus centenary bus as additional capacity was too good to miss (thanks go to the White Bus directors).
On 19 December 2022, the bipartisan United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack voted unanimously, 9 - 0, to refer former President Donald tRump to the U.S. Department of Justice for prosecution on charges of:
☞ Obstruction of an official proceeding;
☞ Conspiracy to defraud the United States;
☞ Conspiracy to make a false statement;
☞ Attempts to incite, assist, aid or comfort an insurrection.
▶ Introductory material to report: here.
▶ Full report: here.
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▶ After refusing to concede the 2020 U.S. presidential election and then perpetuating false claims of widespread voter fraud, then-President Donald Trump summoned a mob to the Capitol on January 6, 2021. The Committee received sworn testimony that Trump knew he did not win the election, identifying him as "the center of the first and only effort by any U.S. President to overturn an election and obstruct the peaceful transition of power".
▶ A terrible and sad moment in our history but also a critical one, reaffirming that no one in America is above the law, including (especially) the president. That is, of course, pending action by the Justice Department.
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▶ Note the date of release on the cover to the report: "December 00, 2022." Obviously, the committee had sent the cover sheet to the Government Printing Office before the final report was completed.
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This looks like the main structure of building C is getting close to its maximum height. The only section of naked rebar looks like it will be the home to elevator machinery.
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After two years of analyzing the evidence, Wilbur concluded the Warren Buffet/Jimmy Buffet connection was spurious. However, he thought the lack of traffic in the Bermuda Triangle on November 22, 1963 was remarkable.
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Strobist: AB1600 with gridded 60X30 softbox camera right. Triggered by Cybersync.
My first attempt at a triptych. I don't think I will be doing very many of these....they are ALOT of work. Check it out on the larger scale to see all the juicy details!
Oh, the unparalleled agony of trying to write a book report on a novel that she neither enjoyed nor understood. At least it was fun using the antique typewriter.
This doll is Raspberry Sorbet, posing for the theme "Bloomsday" in the Blythe a Day group on Flickr. I had never heard of Bloomsday before so I looked it up. It's an annual celebration of the life of James Joyce, on June 16th--the day his novel Ulysses (set in 1904) takes place. The protagonist is named Leopold Bloom, hence the name Bloomsday. I've never read Ulysses, but I found it for free on Amazon for Kindle, so I downloaded it and will try to find out what all the fuss is about, because I also found out that it is considered by many to be the greatest novel of the 20th century! The things I learn while photographing my dolls!
WEATHER REPORT
A small gray cloud
Forms above South Mountain -
An evaporated revelation
Of condensed seeing.
The morning sun
Blushes the puff’s complexion
All hues and hints
Of pinky orange.
By early evening,
Shadows and shapes shift
The cumulous memory
Of forgetfulness.
As the day fades
Its dispositions and devotions,
Dew shrouds the dust of years,
Blinks back the flush,
And rains.