CAPTION: Ottawa Bluesfest organizers received a federal permit to move a killdeer and her four eggs to a nearby habitat, away from a cobblestone patch that would be directly under the main festival stage.

The process began Tuesday, with the help of a replica nest. (June 27, 2018) 1.

SOUNDBITE: Marc Corriveau, National Capital Commission 2.

SOUNDBITE: Monika Melichar, Woodlands Wildlife Sanctuary PLACELINE: Ottawa CREDIT: The Canadian Press STORYLINE: A plan hatched by an Ottawa music festival to relocate a tiny plover and its egg-laden nest has received the go-ahead from federal environmental authorities.

Environment and Climate Change Canada said it has issued a permit for Ottawa Bluesfest organizers to move the killdeer and its four eggs to a nearby suitable habitat.

Mark Monahan, Bluesfest executive director, said an official who has a federal licence to handle migratory birds started work Tuesday evening to move the eggs. ``We're hopefully going to have the nest and the eggs to a safe location by the end of the day,'' Monahan said, adding that setup work on the stages should start soon. ``It's not ideal, but we have enough time,'' he said. ``We may have to work some extra hours, but we should be fine.'' Environment and Climate Change Canada said in a statement Tuesday that the relocation will allow the nest to remain _ and the eggs to hatch _ in a natural environment.

The bird and its eggs _ both of which enjoy protected status in Canada _ were nestled on a cobblestone patch that would normally be directly underneath the main Bluesfest stage.