Fowl light pole in Edina is now fair game

Article by: PAUL KLAUDA , Star Tribune
Updated: September 26, 2010 - 10:29 PM

The ospreys have left their nest high above a busy freeway interchange in Edina.

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eterrellSep. 26, 1010:15 PM

Spend a couple hundred dollars and build them a replacement platform with an old retired lightpole somewhere nearby!

tria56Sep. 26, 1010:38 PM

This story reads like an avian soap opera. We'll miss the nest, though. We drive by it twice a day and my four year-old loves to look for the birds.

wittetooSep. 26, 1010:48 PM

Edina did put up a nesting pole just a mile or so to the south of this one. It sits high above 169 & 494 on the northeast corner. There has been a nesting pair there for a few years. So Edina how about another pole for this pair?

awshucksSep. 26, 1010:51 PM

Osprey nests are becoming more and more common as the birds increase their population in Minnesota, keep your eyes open, perhaps you'll find a new nest to keep tabs on close to home. I know of a few on high power poles / towers, always fun to catch a glimse of these wonderful birds!

tsemajSep. 27, 1012:15 AM

What is the range or territory of the occupants of a given nest?

smoovebSep. 27, 1012:39 AM

Is it necessary to replace the pole at all? Why not just build one adjacent to it, and leave the existing one in place? Is it a safety hazard somehow? If so, I totally get the need, but the article doesn't address this point. MNDOT has my highest respect by the way, especially after spending the weekend in LA!