[TN-Bird] Bald Eagle in Perry County
- From: knoxmartin2@xxxxxxx
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, scott.somershoe@xxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:35:38 -0400 (EDT)
I received a call from a park ranger at Mousetail Landing State Park near
Linden, Tennessee in Perry County on Sunday, 09 June concerning an injured
juvenile Bald Eagle. The bird was brought to the Mid-South Raptor Center in
Memphis, Shelby County, the next day, but unfortunately it died while in
transit. The bird was probably one of two juveniles recently fledged from the
active eagle nest on the grounds of the park. It had a badly broken right leg
and had probably been grounded for some time as it was quite thin and very
dirty. I had the body x-rayed to be sure it had not been shot, and the X-ray
found no evidence of lead in the body. The bird could have been hit by a car,
or since it was just fledged it could have made a hard landing while learning
to fly. The bird will be sent to the USF & WS Eagle Repository in Colorado
later in the week.
Knox Martin, Director
Mid-South Raptor Center
Memphis, Shelby County
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