HAPPY 4TH OF JULY EVERYONE!!!
On June 18, Northern Illinois
Raptor Rehab and Education received a phone call from an absolutely
wonderful lady named Lesley about an Eagle nest falling out of a tree in
South Beloit behind Axium Foods. This active nest had 2 young Eaglets
in it. We also met another fantastic person named Patsy who with her
husband had been monitoring the nest since February (see
Patsy's video of the nest going down). If it was not for these people
along with many others monitoring this nest, things could have turned
out tragically. We cannot thank all the people involved enough for
being there for this Eagle family!
After much searching on June
18, we recovered 1 Eaglet who was severely dehydrated. We just could
not find the other Eaglet and were extremely worried that the bird was
injured or dehydrated like its sibling and because of the extreme heat
it would perish if we did not locate it and help it. We spent many
hours Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday looking for the 2nd baby.
We were absolutely thrilled when we received word from concerned
citizens that the 2nd Eaglet had been spotted and looked healthy and
uninjured.
The female Eaglet we have had in our care has
recovered completely. She is ready to be released back to her family so
she can learn how to hunt and learn the ways of the Eagle.
We will be releasing this bird near the nest site behind Axium Foods in
South Beloit, Illinois at 8:30 a.m. this Saturday morning, July 7.
Please join us in returning this young Eagle back to her family. We
can't think of a better way to celebrate 4th of July and our freedom
than to release our national symbol and all it represents back to the
wild!!!
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
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