BANGOR DAILY NEWS • May 4, 2026
A pair of nesting ospreys were electrocuted in Camden after Central Maine Power removed a long-used nesting platform from a utility pole, prompting outrage among residents. Ospreys have been nesting on a platform above power lines near the Camden Rockport Middle School for years. “There’s nothing worse than thinking, ‘Oh, I can’t wait to see the osprey chicks hatch and fly, and instead to see two dead parents,’” said Alison McKellar, a Camden Select Board member. Osprey are protected under federal law. While they have been classified as threatened or endangered in other states in the Northeast, they have never been listed in Maine. CMP has installed more than 30 osprey platforms across its service area.