While not related to the bald eagle population rise, which has been going up for over a decade, I heard a theory about third and fourth order effects of the pan

While not related to the bald eagle population rise, which has been going up for over a decade, I heard a theory about third and fourth order effects of the pandemic that involved rise in predator species like eagles. Basically, with fewer cars on the road for a large stretch of last spring, small critter populations would boom since automobile death is one of the leading modern causes of death in young critters. With the population of small animals on the rise, predators would have more accessible food sources allowing their populations to rise over the following years. I have no idea how this is holding up or whether its based in reality but I found it an interesting way to think about unintended consequences of a large shift in the modern way of living.