From doing a quick read, the treatment of nests is very different if the nest is active, or inactive. Active is defined as one with eggs or chicks in it. I think you will have better options if the next is inactive. Ospreys are managed at both the state and the federal level. Would be good if you could find a way to determine if the nest is active yet. If not, I would work with the state wildlife guy to quickly get your work done without running afoul of any state based regulations. I don’t think federal regulations stop you from working on the pole if the nest is inactive. However, that was a pretty quick google search. However, I would press the state wildlife guy for the printed regulations. His understanding of could be inaccurate or exaggerated.
Regards, David Coudron From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Aeron Wireless Sent: Friday, April 2, 2021 9:34 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Osprey on towers Danger? No - they got a penthouse. It's a nice open platform. On Fri, Apr 2, 2021 at 10:29 AM Adam Moffett <dmmoff...@gmail.com<mailto:dmmoff...@gmail.com>> wrote: We had an Osprey stuck on a pole and sent a climber up to untangle it. Climber put a sack over it, cut the strings it was tangled in and carried it down. A DEC guy came and took the bird away. So I guess maybe if the bird is in danger you can go rescue it? Is the bird arguably in danger? On 4/2/2021 10:21 AM, Josh Luthman wrote: Definitely don't climb now. Unfortunately, I think you're stuck until fall. Josh Luthman 24/7 Help Desk: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Fri, Apr 2, 2021 at 10:17 AM Aeron Wireless <b...@aeronwireless.com<mailto:b...@aeronwireless.com>> wrote: I got a call from a local DNR volunteer informing me that Ospreys are building a nest on my monopole platform. He's saying that because it's a protected bird, I can't climb the tower until they leave in the fall. I have an email into the state DNR but no response yesterday and today being a gov holiday I don't expect a response until next week. Kinda freaking out here. I need to mount a few PTP links. I was planning on a climb today, but am holding off to hear definitively. This is the main tower for my WISP. Google kung-fu led me to a NATE presentation that says that climbing can be done with precautions. Talked to the tower owner (a small private owner, not one of the big three) who suggested adding a ring below the platform with the nest for the new PTPs. Can this be done with the birds on the tower? Has anyone dealt with Ospreys before? -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com<mailto:AF@af.afmug.com> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com<mailto:AF@af.afmug.com> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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