About a year ago - on election day, if you can believe it - I was buzzed by a bald eagle as I rode out of my neighborhood. They were nesting by Lake Natoma very near my house. In February they built a bigger nest and by April they had chicks. My neighbor told me a pretty good story last night, but I'm not sure if I believe it: Once the chicks fledged, the park service tore out the nest. They wanted the eagles to go somewhere less accessible so they wouldn't have to go to the effort of policing all the idle bird watchers. But, he says, the eagles are back. I haven't been able to find any info about this. It seems like if it were true, I should easily find someone on the Internet furious about it.