Last updated April 2023
Link to state website for game and non-game species
Contacts
Game
Krista Laws
Assistant Biologist
New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife
1 Eldridge Rd.
Robbinsville, NJ 08691
609-223-6056
Non-game
Katherine Szostak
Assistant Biologist
NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife
PO Box 420, Mail Code 501-03
Trenton, NJ 08625
609-984-6213
Is a state permit needed for banding?
Yes. The regulation does not define the term “scientific collecting” but the State of New Jersey does, in fact, require NJ scientific collecting permits for bird banding/marking.
Permit application forms
Game
Wildlife included (but not limited to) under Scientific Collecting or Salvage Permits for Game:
Ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus)
Ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus)
Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
Nongame
- Scientific collecting
- Scientific collecting, Renewal
- Migratory bird salvage
- Migratory bird salvage, renewal
- Threatened and Endangered
- Threatened and Endangered Renewal
State lands
Indicate on application form.
Prior notice
Yes. The permit application states: “It is your responsibility to obtain prior written permission from the land owner/owners or managing governmental agencies; to notify them of your intended activities and obtain permission from the property owner(s)/manager(s) to be on-site.”
You want to be aware of the hunting seasons, and, of course want to be sure that your activities will not interfere with the activities of that park, wildlife management area, or other state land unit, and that your activities will not adversely affect public use of the land or with the activities of private landowners.
Policies
New Jersey Administrative Code Title 7. Environmental Protection.
Chapter 25 Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules 7:25-4.2
New Jersey state endangered species law
The New Jersey state endangered species law (N.J. Statutes Title 23 Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals) does not mention permits but it delegates regulatory authority to the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection; that regulation (above) authorizes permits for scientific collection of endangered species for research purposes.
| BIRDS | |||
| Endangered | Threatened | ||
| Bittern, American BR | Botaurus lentiginosos BR | Bobolink BR | Dolichonyx oryzivorus BR |
| Eagle, bald BR | Haliaeetus leucocephalus BR | Eagle, bald NB | Haliaeetus leucocephalus NB |
| Falcon, peregrine BR | Falco peregrinus BR | Egret, cattle BR | Bubulcus ibis BR |
| Goshawk, northern BR | Accipiter gentilis BR | Kestrel, American | Falco sparverius |
| Grebe, pied-billed BR | Podilymbus podiceps BR | Lark, horned BR | Eremophila alpestris BR |
| Harrier, northern BR | Circus cyaneus BR | Night-heron, black-crowned BR | Nycticorax nycticorax BR |
| Hawk, red-shouldered BR | Buteo lineatus BR | Night-heron, yellow-crowned | Nyctanassa violacea |
| Knot, red NB | Calidris canutus NB | Osprey BR | Pandion haliaetus BR |
| Owl, short-eared BR | Asio flammeus BR | Owl, barred | Strix varia |
| Plover, piping** | Charadrius melodus** | Owl, long-eared | Asio otus |
| Rail, black BR | Laterallus jamaicensis BR | Rail, black NB | Laterallus jamaicensis NB |
| Sandpiper, upland | Batramia longicauda | Sparrow, grasshopper BR | Ammodramus savannarum BR |
| Shrike, loggerhead NB | Lanius ludovicianus NB | Sparrow, Savannah BR | Passerculus sandwichensis BR |
| Skimmer, black | Rynchops niger | Woodpecker, red-headed | Melanerpes erythrocephalus |
| Sparrow, Henslow’s | Ammodramus henslowii | ||
| Sparrow, vesper BR | Pooecetes gramineus BR | ||
| Tern, least | Sternula antillarum | ||
| Tern, roseate** | Sterna dougallii** | ||
| Warbler, golden-winged BR | Vermivora chrysoptera BR | ||
| Wren, sedge | Cistothorus platensis | ||
| **Federally endangered or threatened | |||
| BR – Breeding population only; NB – non-breeding population only | |||