[CINC] More Good News

[paul jr petrich]

Island and Ocean People,
 Since we can use some good news right now, after such a monumentally sad loss for  us all, here it is: At the Middle Ranch aid station of the Catalina Conservancy Marathon this Saturday, Peter Sharpe, the Channel Islands Bald Eagle expert extraordinaire, passed on this following good news. The Bald Eagle nesting population is getting off to another good year. Seven pairs are now nesting on Catalina, two on Santa Cruz, and things look good on Santa Rosa and San Miguel. I was not carrying my notebook, but Peter was happy about the overall numbers, stating they were around 70 for all the Channel Islands. 
 Of special note: Peter said that the Peregrine Falcon has rebounded from DDT devastation on the islands to be even more numerous than the Bald Eagles!  He said there are 16 pairs on Santa Cruz Island alone, and healthy numbers of pairs on both Santa Rosa and San Miguel ( I think about ten pair on each island ). He has not yet researched the numbers on San Clemente and San Nicholas, and I am not certain about what he said the numbers were on Catalina-but the total picture of the  rebound for both species on our Channel Islands was good.  I Sari Wa,  Paul