CAPE MAY RAPTOR BANDING PROJECT

Raptor banders have been operating at Cape May, New Jersey since 1967. The group became incorporated in 1999 as Cape May Raptor Banding Project, Inc. (CMRBP), a 501c3 non-profit organization. As of 2018, CMRBP has captured and banded over 150,000 raptors of 16 different species during fall migration, making CMRBP the largest raptor banding project in North America and one of the largest projects in the world... Our goal is to conduct long-term monitoring of the status and trends of migrating raptors and to analyze and disseminate this information... We conduct field operations at several raptor banding stations located within Cape May Point every autumn. Hawks are captured, banded with United States Geological Survey (USGS) bands, measured and weighed, and released unharmed. An extensive set of measurements are taken on selected species. Since the project began in 1967 through the 2018 banding season, more than 150,000 raptors have been banded. On average, we band 2,000-3,000 birds..

Also known as: Cape May Raptor Banding Project, Inc.

Primary location: Pine Knoll Shores United States