EMMA — A pair of ospreys that began building a nest this year on a power pole will find it in a new spot if they return again next year.
The nest is currently sitting atop a pole that holds live electrical lines; Holy Cross Energy wants to move the birds out of danger, said Gary Tennenbaum, land steward for Pitkin County Open Space and Trails. He met with Holy Cross representatives on Wednesday.
This fall, after the birds have departed, the energy cooperative will relocate the nest to a nearby pole where they won’t be in danger of electrocution, Tennenbaum said. Not all of the wires at the present nest site are live, but if a bird should touch two live wires at the same time, it would be zapped.
“I was hoping they would offer this kind of solution,” he said. “They like the birds, too.”
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