The Rangers of Jordan Lake State Park discovered an injured bald eagle. Rangers Gibson, Sharpe, Davis and Baxter, working as a team, were able to safely get the bald eagle captured and into a dog crate. Park Supervisor Martin had called me asking how to safely catch the bald eagle and what were steps needed to get the bird to medical care. The bird needed to go to the Carolina Raptor Center for care and hopefully rehab. Dr. David Knox met me at the lake. The crated eagle went into his car and we drove to Huntersville NC. In 2nd photo the eagle was being examined by the staff at the Carolina Raptor Center. The staff is cautious about the eagles’s ability to recover. Recovery, in part, depends on results of the avian influenza bird flu test. If test is negative then the possibility of eventual release are good. If positive for the bird flu a lot of thought will go into the eagle’s future . If you would like to support the Carolina Raptor Center’s work, I have included the Jordan Lake bald eagle’s patient number and a QR code where you can learn about the Eagle and, if you would like, make donations to help the work at the center continue. On average it costs $1000 to recover a bird. I will pass along info at the beginning of next week on how the bald eagle is doing.