I had no idea all of this had happened.
I just returned from a fishing trip on the upper Mississippi river back waters. So sad to hear what happened, but I was able to see first hand how our population of eagles has really expanded. Along the river between Lacrosse and Wabasha (about 60 miles), I counted over 40 nests, and that is just what I saw from the road. Someone later told me there are well over 300 nests along that stretch of river. Most of the nests I observed while I was fishing had little heads popping up, so thankfully we are still seeing their numbers expand.