Ospreys near Wayzata, Minnesota, have claimed a road sign as their nesting site. The Minnesota Department of Transportation was set to replace the sign, but put the swap on hold.
“We originally removed the nest after seeing no babies or eggs and then we put up some cones and some barriers, which are actually still up there, but the birds returned,” Nathan Bowie, a spokesperson with the Minnesota Department of Transportation, said. “I guess they really liked the location and liked watching the construction, perhaps.”
The ospreys were undeterred by the warning. Bowie said the plan was to remove and replace the sign as part of the Highway 12 construction project, which started last month, though the state agency said the swap will be made in the fall, once the birds are finished nesting…