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An osprey nest atop of a crane along the Monongahela River outside of Pittsburgh, Pa. Photo courtesy of Jim Bonner/Audubon Society of W. Pa.
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Ospreys raising young atop crane along Monongahela River

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There was something different about one of dozens of bird reports fielded by Jim Bonner, executive director of the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania. Read more in TribLive, Aug. 1, 2022, about how an unlikely nest of ospreys was discovered atop of a crane at an industrial site near Pittsburgh, Pa.