Ospreys are disappearing along the East Coast. Scientists think they know why.
Osprey populations are declining along the East Coast, with scientists linking the trend to the scarcity of Atlantic menhaden, a primary food source.
At the center of that crisis is a fish most Americans would hardly recognize. Atlantic menhaden are the principal prey of Chesapeake ospreys and the nucleus of a food web extending far beyond the bay.
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