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Here is the story of the male peregrine from Statler City who suffered a wing injury last fall. I believe his mate was unbanded and I am not aware of a name but vaguely remember someone named her. I can't find the article though. I'll keep looking for the names. There is a new male - not sure of the name.......
I may have posted this article last fall. It's so exciting to have another cam working in BUffalo!
2nd oldest Bald Eagle Bald Eagle 3.12.16 Early Saturday evening TRC received a call from Erin Kivlin and Nick Scafidi about an injured bald eagle hunkered down in their backyard near downtown Jackson. Assumed to have been struck by a vehicle on Hwy 89, TRC staff was able to respond to the call, track down the eagle, and safely retrieve her for transport back to our clinic. Although she was covered in blood on her feet, wings, and beak, x-rays revealed no broken bones. She has multiple abrasions from road rash, a lot of bruising throughout her body, and a significant amount of swelling. Early Sunday morning, Dr. Heather Carleton stitched a deep wound on the patient's right shoulder. She is currently stable in our oxygen chamber as we provide pain/anti-inflammatory medications, antibiotics, and fluids every few hours. TRC staff members noticed a metal band on this patient's left leg shortly after arrival at the scene. Researchers put metal bands with unique codes on many different species of birds to gather scientific data on migration, nesting habits, and age. Bryan Bedrosian, TRC's Senior Avian Ecologist, reported this band to the Bird Banding Laboratory, and to our amaze and surprise, she was banded in Wyoming in 1982 as a nestling. This patient is 34 years old! To our knowledge, her band confirms that she is the second oldest wild bald eagle on record in North America. While we are all in awe of this bird's fight and history, we recognize that she has a long road of recovery ahead. We are cautiously optimistic about her future, and confident we are doing all we can to make her comfortable. Date Admitted: 3.12.16 Location Found: Jackson, WY
Update 3.16.16: This patient has continued to improve both physically and behaviorally with each day. Although she is being hand-fed at this time, she began reaching out for her food today, hopefully indicating she'll begin to feel strong enough in the next coming days to eat on her own. After spending a few days in our oxygen chamber, we have now moved her out into a different enclosure. Much of her initial swelling has subsided, and her road rash wounds are all headed towards recovery. =========================================================== 2nd oldest Bald Eagle healing at Teton Raptor Center
Published on Mar 16, 2016 BAEA 3.12.16 Update: The eagle started reaching for bites of fish today! We're happy to see her energy level continue to improve. She has been moved out of the oxygen chamber to a different enclosure in our clinic.
To our knowledge, this bird is the second oldest living wild Bald Eagle that is confirmed. A band on her left leg indicates that she was banded in Wyoming as a nestling in 1982, making this eagle 34 years old! She was rescued near the National Elk Refuge on March 12th by TRC staff.
We recently learned that a 35 year old Bald Eagle was found alive in MD and now lives in captivity. The oldest Bald Eagle ever recovered was 38 years old and found in Henrietta, NY after he was struck and killed by a vehicle.
Learn more about this eagle and other rehab raptors at Teton Raptor Center by going to http://www.tetonraptorcenter.org and donate today to support raptor rehabilitation. #worldrecord #baldeagle #tetonraptorcenter
_________________ "The time to protect a species is while it is still common" Rosalie Edge Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Founder
More Bald Eagles died, are the farmers using something that needs to be looked at carefully?
Four bald eagles found dead in Sussex County DNREC police asking for public's help in investigation Mar 20, 2016
DAGSBORO — Delaware Natural Resources Police are asking for the public's help investigating the recent deaths of four bald eagles in Sussex County.
One eagle was found dead near Dagsboro the morning of March 19 and three additional bald eagles died following resuscitation efforts by Tri-State Bird Rescue. The three birds were found disoriented in a farm field in the Piney Neck area, about a mile away from where the first dead eagle was found, a Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control press release stated. Two other eagles are currently in the rescue's care.
Three other eagles traveling with the group could not be captured or evaluated by Tri-State Bird Rescue. DNREC officials are asking the public to report any eagles seen in that area that may have been on the ground acting erratically.
“We don't know how many eagles may have been affected, so we are asking the public to notify us immediately should they see birds that appear sick,” said Sgt. John McDerby of DNREC Fish & Wildlife police. McDerby said it is still unclear what may have caused the eagles to become sick and die.
“We're also asking people not to attempt to capture or handle any eagles they encounter on the ground,” McDerby said. “These eagles will already be distressed, so handling them could cause additional injuries to the eagle and possibly to anyone trying to help them.”
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service agents are expected to join the investigation Monday, March 21. The federal agency also is investigating the deaths of 13 bald eagles found Feb. 20 near Federalsburg, Md., and offering a $25,000 reward to anyone who can lead to a suspect. The federal agency's forensics laboratory recently found that the 13 dead eagles in Maryland “did not die from natural causes.”
Sick or injured eagles should be reported to the Natural Resources Police dispatch center at 800-523-3336. Anyone with information about the dead eagles should call the 24-hour Operation Game Theft hotline at 800-292-3030 or online at http://de.gov/ogt.
_________________ "The time to protect a species is while it is still common" Rosalie Edge Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Founder
Terminator is home Return of matriarch peregrine falcon terminates possible love triangle All is good at the Smiley Tower. Terminator & Marv have been seen doing their thing, and Bristol is for sure back home in Winnipeg with her new guy. The story here.
_________________ "The time to protect a species is while it is still common" Rosalie Edge Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Founder
Terminator is home Return of matriarch peregrine falcon terminates possible love triangle All is good at the Smiley Tower. Terminator & Marv have been seen doing their thing, and Bristol is for sure back home in Winnipeg with her new guy. The story here.
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