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An attitude is subtly changing in Ohio concerning a certain species of large, charismatic wildlife. In 1969, the Buckeye State had just four pairs of nesting bald eagles remaining, a struggling population on the verge of extirpation due to the indiscriminate use of the chemical DDT. But once that chemical was banned, the birds made a steady, startling comeback, and nesting pairs of bald eagles in the state now number near 1,000. But is it possible to have too much of a good thing, even in the case of our national symbol, the bald eagle? The following two “Ask Chip” questions this month show
Ruth Tetirick, Logan County Electric Cooperative
Q. I enjoy and look forward to reading your monthly article in Ohio Cooperative Living magazine every month. I have lived in Logan County (Jefferson Township) for 20 years. I have been a bird watcher all my life and have been submitting daily counts of the birds I observe to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology for the past five years.
Annette Franke, Consolidated Cooperative
Q. Hi, Chip: Red-winged blackbirds entered my yard a week ago in a huge flock. Now I am having difficulty managing my backyard bird-feeding station. The blackbirds take over so other birds cannot feed. Also, they break my feeders. How do I get rid of the redwings?
