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You want to worry about something in Iowa? Worry about the decline in our pheasant numbers, which is not due to lead poisoning but rather to a combination of habitat loss and weather. Worry about the ruffed grouse we used to have in the NE corner of the state, but scarcely have any these days because most of our timber is mature and they need young regrowth. Worry about the quail we used to have in good numbers in the southern part of the state but don't any more, again due to habitat loss. Worry about species that can be shown to be in decline, and why they are declining--not about individual mortality of birds in an otherwise healthy, growing population. Even if they happen to be eagles.