From Eagleholic
Yesterday: "Eaglet DC4 rescued from the AEF Washington DC nest!
The 22 day old eaglet DC4 became trapped in the sticks on the nest and was rescued earlier this evening. The camera is currently offline and here is the information that is posted on the cam website at this time (late evening Apr 20):
“Late this afternoon (April 20) DC 4’s leg became lodged in a Y-shaped stick on the edge of the nest. The eaglet was unable to free itself, so the American Eagle Foundation, in cooperation with the US Fish and Wildlife Service, arranged for the eaglet to be rescued. Initial examination of the eaglet on the ground by a USFWS eagle expert found that the leg did not appear to be seriously injured. However, the eaglet will be taken to a veterinarian tomorrow where a radiograph of the leg will be taken to absolutely confirm that the leg is generally OK. Hopefully, the eaglet will be returned to the nest to rejoin its sibling and parents in a few days.”Per Eagleholic. Many thanks to Diana for providing the screenshot of the rescue!
And today: "Good news! Rescued eaglet DC4 to be returned to the nest! So happy to see that they will be able to return DC4 to the nest today! Here is what AEF posted:
“USFWS & tree climber will be returning the eaglet to the nest before nightfall tonight. Our intent currently is to keep the streaming live during the process, so you may tune into http://www.dceaglecam.org/ to watch.AEF and the U.S. Arboretum/Agricultural Research Service (ARS) will put out an official statement this weekend regarding these events.”