Baby Falcons Discovered Nesting In Bay Bridge

Three Peregrine falcon chicks are nesting along the eastbound span of the Bay Bridge.

The Maryland Department of Transportation, who maintains the bridge, says that crews have known about the falcon nest for years.

"Our Bay Bridge crews have worked with both Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service to create a nesting box for the mother falcon. She'd previously nest anywhere she saw fit -- tending towards under the westbound span roadway," says Kelly Melhem, spokeswoman for the MDTA.
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