After five months of tender loving care and rehabilitation, a juvenile bald eagle that suffered a broken wing when she fell out of a nest, was released back into the wild on Saturday. The bald eagle chick, which fell 85 feet from its South Miami nest following a storm on March 13, was released inside […]
A young bald eagle was released on the border of Everglades National Park Saturday morning. Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava was the one tasked with.
Injured St. James City eaglet euthanized
By PAULETTE LeBLANC - | Apr 7, 2021
Eaglets from the nest where one became entangled and was later euthanized due to its injuries. PHOTO PROVIDED
On Thursday, March 25, around 5 p.m., Audubon Eagle Watch volunteer Jerry Hook got a call from a St. James City resident who told him one of the nearby nests seemed to have a struggling eaglet. Although it wasn’t one of the nests Hook’s currently volunteering to watch, he is familiar with the nest and responded out of general concern.
“I came down to Cactus Point where the eagle’s nest is and sure enough, the eagle was draped over the side of the nest dangling by one leg, that appeared to be caught,” said Hook.