New England puffin and eagle populations on the rise

Both the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the Illinois Audubon Society counted over 4,000 wintering eagles in January. That compares with an Iowa count of 642 in 1991.

Both the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the Illinois Audubon Society counted over 4,000 wintering eagles in January. That compares with an Iowa count of 642 in 1991.

(Derrick Z. Jackson/Globe Staff )