By Canadian Press

Three of four eggs from relocated killdeer nest hatch at Ottawa Bluesfest

Jun 30, 2018 | 5:15 PM

OTTAWA — This year’s RBC Bluesfest will have a few new performers, after three of four eggs hatched in a bird’s nest that was relocated to make way for the main stage.

Workers at the Ottawa event discovered the nest of killdeers — members of the plover family known for their distinctive, noisy call — on a cobblestone patch that would normally be underneath the stage.

Organizers hatched a plan to move the two birds and their four eggs about 30 metres away, and an official with a federal licence to handle migratory birds began the work on Tuesday.

It involved moving the eggs to a replica nest, then moving it a single metre every 20 minutes until it reached its new home.

The painstaking work paid off on Saturday, when crew members noticed the first chick breaking through its shell.

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Within hours the baby bird was “running around, seemingly no worse for wear,” according to a statement from Bluesfest, and it was soon joined by two new siblings.

The Canadian Press