[Island Life]

We no longer have many chipmunk or squirrels on our island despite the surplus of acorns. We've attributed it to the eagles who frequent the island. At home, we're also seeing a marked decrease in the number of squirrels. While we don't have eagles here, we have lots of red tailed hawks and other predators. I've read something recently about the correlation between the rise in numbers of large predatory birds and the decrease in numbers of small critters.