MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM • June 14, 2020
It is illegal to remove a bird’s nest, especially when it is being used. A federal law, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, makes it illegal to destroy a nest that has eggs or chicks in it or if there are young birds that are still dependent on the nest for survival. And it is illegal to collect, possess, or by any means transfer possession of bird nests. ~ Doug Hitchcox, Maine Audubon Staff Naturalist