Scientists Document Osprey Nest Failures Across The Chesapeake, Tie It To Lack Of Menhaden For Food

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Ospreys nesting at multiple sites around the Chesapeake Bay this year failed to produce enough young to sustain their numbers, new data shows. The scientists collecting the data say many chicks apparently starved in areas where the birds subsist mainly on Atlantic menhaden for food. That…

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