Scientists see trouble in the number of osprey chicks in the Chesapeake Bay

A young osprey nearing the age to fledge hunkers down in its nest on the Chester River in Maryland. (Credit: Pamela D’Angelo)

Osprey are a sentinel species. Scientists look to them for warnings of problems in the environment that could harm other species including us.

This summer, scientists concerned with a continuing decline of osprey chicks in the Chesapeake Bay are crunching data from Maryland to Virginia to try to pinpoint why.

Pamela D’Angelo reports.

  1. Leave a comment

Leave a comment