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Shore, and another 101 were spotted in the river nesting sites.
While the increasing numbers of chicks and nests is an indication that the bird is recovering from the serious damage done by its exposure - to DDT, the eagle is facing another, i perhaps more dangerous threat: * man.
Dr. Byrd said that, increasingly, eagles are competing with developers eager to turn their riverside nesting sites into prime riverfront housing.
Loss of nesting habitat is becoming an important concern of biologists working with the non-game program, a commission spokesman said. Recent meetings of commission staff members and biologists working with the program have concentrated on developing strategies to deal with the increasing encroachment of man upon the eagle’s roosting areas.
In the mid-winter count, a total of 220 eagles were sited this year, down from 287 in 1986. Of the total this year, 125 were adults, while 95 were immature birds. The ratio, Dr. Byrd said, is about the same as last year.
He added that the count along the Potomac River was up this year, the only area in the state to report an increase.
Information on the Nongame and Endangered Species Program of the Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries is available by contacting Suzie Gilley, Education Division, 4010 W. Broad St., Richmond, Va. 23230.
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