Ohio has Record Number of Eagles

In a bit of good news from Ohio - The Bald Eagle is back and kicking butt!

Earlier this year the American Bald Eagle was removed from the Endangered Species List. After nearly being wiped out from the use of DDT pesticides in the 70's the Eagle has made a remarkable come back.

This year a record 649 eagles have been spotted in Ohio - that is big jump over the 554 eagles spotted in 2006.

We can now proudly say - in Ohio the eagle is now, well... soaring like an Eagle.

From the PD --

"They're practically growing exponentially," said Mark Shieldcastle, a biologist with the Division of Wildlife who helps coordinate the count from the Crane Creek Wildlife Research Station in western Ohio. "We now have a healthy population of eagles."

Observers spotted 45 birds in landlocked Trumbull County, ranking it a suprising third highest in the state. Lou Orosz, manager at Mosquito Creek Wildlife Area about an hour east of Cleveland, said the park has five nests.

"This is an area with a tremendous amount of water nearby-- from Mosquito Creek and Shenango reservoirs to the Grand River and several creeks," Orosz said. More....