"According to scientists from the Service’s Migratory Bird Program, the bald eagle population climbed to an estimated 316,700 individual bald eagles in the lowe

"According to scientists from the Service’s Migratory Bird Program, the bald eagle population climbed to an estimated 316,700 individual bald eagles in the lower 48 states." Alaska Department of Fish and Game[1]: "Found only in North America, bald eagles are more abundant in Alaska than anywhere else in the United States. The Alaska population is estimated at 30,000 birds." So you think they bent over backwards, and dishonestly at that, for a 10% change in reported count? Also, "on par with seagulls"? --- [1] http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=baldeagle.main http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=baldeagle.main