BALTIMORE, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Two nesting bald eagles were evicted Tuesday from their nest in an oak tree near a Maryland airport, losing their single egg.
Biologists hope that the pair will move to another nesting site distant from the Glenn L. Martin State Airport in Middle River and lay more eggs, the Baltimore Sun reports.
Craig Koppie, a biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, climbed the oak tree but said he only saw the egg when the nest fell from the tree.
The same pair was kicked out of the tree last year by cutting off several branches. They moved elsewhere but returned this year, finding a new place in the tree for their nest.
The airport, nine miles east of Baltimore on a Chesapeake Bay inlet, has chronic problems with birds. Propane cannon have been used to frighten away waterfowl.
The recent crash-landing of a US Airways jet in the Hudson River off New York City highlighted the danger birds can pose to aircraft. The jet lost power in both engines when it hit a flock of Canada geese shortly after takeoff.
