Updated 10:53 pm
More than 2,000 Eversource customers in Oak Bluffs were struck by a power outage on Wednesday night.
Eversource officials say an osprey nest on top of a utility pole came in contact with wires and caused a fault, which damaged electrical equipment. The fault also caused the primary line to be downed at the intersection of County Road and Wing Road.
According to Eversource’s power outage map, 642 customers near the Webster Avenue area were without power, and 1,801 customers near the Wing Road area were without power. Both outages occurred about 8:10 pm and 8:11 pm respectively.
By a little past 10 pm, power was largely restored, although a small batch of fewer than five customers near Naumkeag Avenue experienced outages at around 10:11 pm.
In total, up to 62 percent, or 2,443, customers, lost power, according to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.
The outage also forced businesses on popular Circuit Avenue to close early.
This isn’t the first bird-related power outage Eversource had to deal with. In December, a pigeon coming into contact with electrical equipment caused thousands of down-Island customers to lose power.
