New Hampshire Fish & Game reports that following record breeding success in 2008, New Hampshire bald eagles had trouble this year, apparently due to rainy weather.The total number of young eagles raised in nests in the state this summer was down 33 percent, although this still makes it the third best breeding year on record for bald eagles in the state.

My Telegraph column yesterday was about reports of a decline of birds at local bird-feeders - the essence of the column was that it may not be a problem, partly because bird populations fluctuate all the time, partly because it’s hard for individuals to see the big picture and know what’s going on in statewide [...]

I didn’t notice this AP story earlier this week, which is fascinating in a “no good deed goes unpunished” way: The return of bald eagles to Maine is harming another rare bird. From the story:
The eagles, perhaps finding less fish to eat, are flying to Maine’s remote rocky islands where they’ve been raiding the only [...]

The 2008 bald eagle breeding season in New Hampshire was the most successful in the state in over 60 years, setting several new record-high marks for productivity for this state-listed endangered bird, reports the New Hampshire Fish & Game department.