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A couple weeks ago the bald eagle appeared in this blog, thanks to a delightful article in the New York Times reporting the majestic birds are living all over Florida -- some in the suburbs. Makes you feel good, doesn't it? The national bird is back. Relax. All's well.

Here's the antidote, which I believe the NY Times also has written about recently, but now it's on the front page of the Friday Miami Herald: our common birds are in a steep decline all over the United States. It's because we're paving over their habitat, and other reasons. So complains the Audubon Society.

So please read them both. This blog is fair and balanced.