Birds are a major problem for utilities. They collide with overhead structures and conductors, they are electrocuted, and damage facilities leading to customer interruptions.
Though fish are by far the most important part of the diet, ospreys have been recorded catching a wide variety of other prey, including birds, reptiles and even crustaceans.
The osprey is a large bird, measuring 55 to 60 cm in length and weighing 1,000 to 1,800 grams. The female osprey bird is larger and weighs 1,200 to 2,000 grams. The wingspan is 120 to 175 cm. It is glossy brown on the upper parts. The head and underparts are greyish white.
Osprey are adaptable birds and are able to nest in natural and artificial structures close to water including at the top of dead trees, hydro poles, duck blinds, microwave towers and navigation light towers respectively.
Ospreys require nest sites in open surroundings for easy approach, with a wide, sturdy base and safety from ground predators. These birds build their nest out of large sticks on utility poles, sometimes creating a danger of fire or electrocution for themselves and their unhatched eggs.
The number of incidents between birds and power infrastructures has provoked concern in both the electricity supply industry and in conservation circles, public and private alike.
Nesting birds spark power pole fires
Two fires in Tryon caused by Osprey nests on utility poles
Brian Higgins · CBC News · Posted: Apr 27, 2018
Nesting birds are responsible for two utility pole fires this month that have left Maritime Electric customers in the dark.
The most recent, in Tryon, P.E.I., Thursday night and into Friday, left more than 1,000 customers without power. It’s the second fire in the community this month on utility poles where ospreys had built nests.
“There were branches on site at the pole so [repair crews] suspect this was the cause,” said Kim Griffin, Manager of Corporate Communications with Maritime Electric.
Osprey nest causes power outage
By: CHRIS DANDROW
Updated: Aug 17, 2016 – Inform NNY
ORLEANS, N.Y. – About 2,000 homes and businesses in northern Jefferson County were without power for about an hour yesterday.
The reason? An osprey nest.
Apparently, a nest on top of a power-line pole started falling apart, triggering the outage.
Nearly 1,200 National Grid customers in the town of Orleans lost power, with close to 600 in Alexandria about 400 in the town of Clayton going dark as well.
Everyone was back up and running by about 8:30 Tuesday morning.
Eversource: Osprey to blame for power outage in Old Saybrook
Posted: June 03, 2015
By Joseph Wenzel IV, News Editor
OLD SAYBROOK, CT (WFSB) –
Utility company officials are blaming osprey for the power outage in the center of Old Saybrook on Wednesday morning.
Eversource officials said more than 1,700 customers or 25 percent of the town lost power in the downtown Old Saybrook around 5 a.m. The Ospreys were reportedly building a nest in that area, which led to a power outage.
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