Nesting osprey halt demolition at Joe Albi Stadium

As the district began demolition of Albi Stadium last month, workers began with the light poles. One by one they were inspected. Then they reached the northwest corner of the stadium and found a pole with a penthouse suite fashioned out of sticks and grass and sod.

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Fri., Aug. 7, 2020

Two juvenile osprey sit on a nest on top of a light standard above Joe Albi Stadium, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. The presence of the nest has delayed some of the preparations for demolition of the historic stadium in Northwest Spokane.

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All the light standards except one have been removed from Joe Albi Stadium in Northwest Spokane in preparation for future demolition and redevelopment. On the remaning one, an osprey nest with at least two active birds has caused the contractor to wait until the inhabitants are gone for the season to remove it.

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Two juvenile osprey sit atop a light standard at the now-closed Joe Albi Stadium in Northwest Spokane which awaits future demolition and redevelopment. On the only remaning light standard, an osprey nest with at least two active birds has caused the contractor to wait until the inhabitants are gone for the season to remove it.

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A juvenile osprey from a nest above Joe Albi Stadium glides around the stadium, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. The presence of the nest has delayed some of the preparation for demolition of the historic stadium in Northwest Spokane.

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A juvenile osprey from a nest above Joe Albi Stadium alights on a tower with telecommunications equipment at the stadium, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. The presence of a nearby nest has delayed some of the preparation for demolition of the historic stadium in Northwest Spokane.

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Two juvenile osprey sit on a nest above Joe Albi Stadium, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. The presence of the nest has delayed some of the preparations for demolition of the historic stadium in Northwest Spokane.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review Buy this photo
Two juvenile osprey sit on a nest above Joe Albi Stadium, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. The presence of the nest has delayed some of the preparations for demolition of the historic stadium in Northwest Spokane.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review Buy this photo
A juvenile osprey from a nest above Joe Albi Stadium glides around the stadium, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. The presence of the nest has delayed some of the preparation for demolition of the historic stadium in Northwest Spokane.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review Buy this photo
A juvenile osprey from a nest above Joe Albi Stadium glides around the stadium, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. The presence of the nest has delayed some of the preparation for demolition of the historic stadium in Northwest Spokane.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review Buy this photo
A juvenile osprey from a nest above Joe Albi Stadium glides around the stadium, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. The presence of the nest has delayed some of the preparation for demolition of the historic stadium in Northwest Spokane.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review Buy this photo
All the light standards except one have been removed from Joe Albi Stadium in Northwest Spokane in preparation for future demolition and redevelopment. On the remaning light standard, an osprey nest with at least two active birds has caused the contractor to wait until the inhabitants are gone for the season to remove it.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review Buy this photo