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Green-feathered bald eagle rescued in Pennsylvania

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The Raven Ridge Wildlife Center rescued an injured bald eagle with green tail feathers. According to the Raven Ridge Wildlife Center, they received a call from their eagle capture and transport volunteer, who had been contacted by the PA State Game Warden regarding a downed eagle in someone’s yard with a drooping wing. Once the wildlife center received the eagle, staff saw the right wing drooping, but also noticed another peculiar trait.

The eagle’s tail feathers were green, which Raven Ridge Wildlife Center says can sometimes be due to poisoning or emaciation. “We did blood work on the Eagle, and sure enough, it was positive for lead poisoning,” Raven Ridge explained. “This Eagle was taken to Companion Animal Hospital for X-rays, where Dr. Genova and our Rehabilitator found that the Eagle had a fractured coracoid.” According to Raven Ridge, these types of injuries usually occur when eagles are hit by cars while looking for an easy meal alongside the road. The bald eagle is now being treated for lead poisoning and for the fracture of the coracoid.

The bald eagle’s first round of chelation therapy has been completed, and the eagle is now eating on her own. Raven Ridge will perform follow-up X-rays in two weeks to assess how the fracture is healing. “At Raven Ridge, we will always give an animal a chance and consult our veterinary team for guidance,” Raven Ridge added. “We are hopeful for a full recovery with the treatment, as we know this will be a very long time of rehabilitation as this Eagle recovers.”

Source: Green-feathered bald eagle rescued in Pennsylvania | ABC27

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Big Bear wildlife activists name eagle spotted with Shadow

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Wildlife activists on Thursday named the new eagle that has been spotted following Shadow through Big Bear’s treetops and skies. “Generally, Friends of Big Bear Valley does not give names to nest visitors unless they have been around long-term…until now,” the Friends of Big Bear Valley wrote in a Facebook post. FOBBV chose the name Kaydee after referring to the eagle as KD1 for the past week. Shadow’s new companion was spotted just days after his longtime mate, Jackie, died after nearly a month of health setbacks stemming from anemia and a mystery illness. Kaydee is a banded eaglet that hatched in the Prado Basin in Riverside County in 2021, according to field biologist Jenna Carpenter.

Her parents, named Ricky and Lucy, arrived in the Prado Basin 6 years ago and built a nest. KD hatched the second year, one of nine eagles who fledged here. She, like many eagles, is currently in Big Bear, which is normal behavior for young adults. “A lot of eagles just go to Big Bear to hang out for a while,” Carpenter said. “It’s not breeding season right now and so most of the eagles what they’re thinking about is being in good habitat with good food.” FOBBV said they aren’t sure if Kaydee is female but “are leaning towards” the eagle being female. Birdwatchers said Kaydee and Shadow have been flying around together for the past couple of days, flying to different trees and sometimes perching themselves on different branches for hours. 

Source: Big Bear wildlife activists name eagle spotted with Shadow – CBS Los Angeles

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Birders, conservationists excited about first bald eagles to hatch in Chicago in over 100 years

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Three baby bald eagles were recently born in Chicago, the first time the national bird of the United States has hatched in the city in more than a century. Conservation experts said it’s a sign that local ecosystem restoration efforts are working.  One Chicago birder captured some of the first images of two of those eaglets. In his free time, you can find Dustin Weidner listening, searching, and snapping pictures of birds around Chicago. A bald eagle caught Weidner’s eye while birding in Albany Park on Thursday.  

“You usually only see them along this river through the winter,” he said. In early April, whispers within the birder community led Weidner to a different eagle nesting at a park on the Southeast Side. “I’m sitting here watching a bald eagle nesting in the city of Chicago, and the craziest part is if this is successful, it will be the first time in something like 100 years,” he said at the time. He returned at the end of the month and recorded not one but two eaglets in the nest. “It’s a huge moment to have a bald eagle nest within city limits,” he said. While eagles are no longer an endangered species, and somewhat of a common sighting for birders, the Chicago Ornithological Society said the eaglets are a sign of how far conservation efforts have come.

Source: Birders, conservationists excited about first bald eagles to hatch in Chicago in over 100 years – CBS Chicago

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