While, Nat King Cole may have found his love in Avalon, wildlife biologist have found two newly hatched members of the Accipitridae family. The bald eagle chicks are the first to hatch on Avalon since the 1940s, as the dumping of DDT and PCBs on the island decimated the population by thinning the shells of their eggs. There may even be another set of chicks born next week, with any luck.

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