Wild Bird Nests Directly in Front of Maryland Traffic Cam; MTA Not Pleased

Maryland Transportation Authority in nest battle with osprey (MyFoxDC)

It has been a rough few days for a grand ole osprey trying to build a nest for the eggs it needs to lay. The trouble is where the bird wants to nest: in front of a traffic camera on a highway gantry perched above the eastbound lanes of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.

"You're close to water," says Joel Dunn, executive director of the Chesapeake Conservancy. "You're protected from predators."

That is the upside.

The downside is that the Maryland Transportation Authority doesn't want the nest to block its camera's view. And on several occasions over the past week, MDTA workers have removed the nests.