Green Chimneys Takes In Injured Eagle

BREWSTER, NY — Environmental Conservation Officer Zach Crain responded March 16 to a report of an injured bald eagle at a dairy farm in Dover Plains. With help from the farmer, ECO Crain captured the bird and transported it to Green Chimneys Wildlife and Education Center.

The staff at Green Chimneys determined the eagle was a full-grown adult female at least five years old, which had likely suffered a fracture in its right wing.

It and a juvenile eagle found in Delaware County will be cared for while they recover and will be released back into the wild when they regain full strength, said officials of the state Department of Environmental Conservation. The juvenile eagle, which was suffering from a broken wing, was taken March 10 to Friends of the Feathered and Furry Wildlife Center for rehabilitation.