Highland County Bald Eagle

PATIENT:  Bald Eagle, #10-2210
LOCATION OF RESCUE:  Highland County
CAUSE OF ADMISSION:   Wing injury -- gunshot
ADMISSION DATE:  November 15, 2010
OUTCOME:  Euthanized
 

On November 5, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries wildlife biologist Al Bourgeois received a report of an injured Bald Eagle in Highland County.  However, the bird could not be captured.  On November 13, the eagle was rescued -- from a spot about five miles south of Monterey, in Highland County. The Bald Eagle was admitted on November 15 -- the 20th eagle admitted to the Center for treatment during 2010 -- and was assigned Patient #10-2210.  The eagle was emaciated and had open fractures on its right wing.  Radiographs found that the eagle was a gunshot victim.  The eagle was euthanized; VDGIF was notified that the bird had been shot. The eagle was banded.  A bit of investigation reveals that the eagle had been found as a nestling on Jordan Lake in Durham County, North Carolina and admitted to the Carolina Raptor Center on May 18, 2005.  No injuries were found, and the eagle's feathers were still growing.  The eagle was banded and released near Jordan Lake 21 days later.

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