On the Facebook tower climbing groups I am on, my impression is usually you are only allowed to climb to verify they are using the nest and then all work has to cease. Of course, those rules may be State to State.
I did find this: https://www.fws.gov/raleigh/pdfs/CommunicationTowerGuidanceLetter12232013.pdf photograph Daniel White Co-Founder & Managing Director of Operations phone: +1 (702) 470-2770 direct:+1 (702) 470-2766 Roland Houin wrote on 3/27/20 09:55: > > We can do some work below the nest > > It’s on top of the tower > > Our equipment is just below it. The nest uses our standoff’s for part > of it’s support > > > > We have done work 50’+ below the nest. > > Still trying to get someone from the dnr to confirm what we can do > > > > Roland > > > > *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Adam Moffett > *Sent:* Friday, March 27, 2020 10:35 AM > *To:* af@af.afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Ospreys on Tower > > > > Can you get work done without touching the nests? > > On 3/27/2020 10:25 AM, Roland Houin wrote: > > The ospreys have just returned. Not likely to have eggs yet. > > This is next to a lake & lots of bird watchers have eyes on the tower. > > > > Roland > > > > *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> > <mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Lewis Bergman > *Sent:* Friday, March 27, 2020 10:20 AM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> > <mailto:af@af.afmug.com> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Ospreys on Tower > > > > I'm in Texas and I am having to delay replacing a dead tree > because a Robin built a nest in it and is in the process of > sitting on her two little blue eggs to hatch them. I probably > would have decided to delay if I had known it but evidently the > landscaper says it is a law that you can't destrub a native birds > nest that is active. I have no diea if that was a federal or state > law. > > I did find the following: > > https://www.robertreeveslaw.com/blog/removing-bird-nests/ > > I also found a pest control persons website that states: > > If the bird’s nest on your boat belongs to a sparrow, starling, or > pigeon, you may remove it. If it belongs to any other bird and the > nest has been built and is being tended (eggs or not), you are out > of luck. > > > > No idea if any of this applies to you but there it is. > > > > On Fri, Mar 27, 2020 at 9:11 AM Roland Houin <rho...@fourway.net > <mailto:rho...@fourway.net>> wrote: > > We have a tower where we need to do some upgrades etc. > > Ospreys have returned a few days ago. > > Does anyone know who to contact (Indiana) to make sure we > don’t get in trouble.. > > > > > > No one at the DNR seems to be working… > > > > > > Roland Houin > > Fourway.Net > > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com <mailto:AF@af.afmug.com> > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > > > -- > > Lewis Bergman > > 325-439-0533 Cell > > > > >
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