Good news and bad news for Catskill Eagles

[Tom Rankin]

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/25/science/25eagl.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Summary: Elevated levels of Mercury, but still an increase in the number of Eagles.

 

[Chip]

what's up with the picture of the nest with all the cr@p in it ?

I hope there's no elevated levels of anything coming from the tupperware, GPS and notebook there !

 

[Tobit]

what's up with the picture of the nest with all the cr@p in it ? I hope there's no elevated levels of anything coming from the tupperware, GPS and notebook there !

Just the photographer trying to be cute. All of that stuff is standard equipment for tagging birds.