EAGLE RELEASE POSTPONED

ALERT: Unfortunately I am having to cancel/postpone the eagle release, scheduled for this sunday, august 28th at 4pm. This eagle was admitted to Wings of Wonder very ill and infested with a severe case of maggots. She was literally being eaten alive by millions of maggots. During her early recovery she dropped 4 tail feathers due to the maggot damage. Today, while I was out cleaning the large aviary where she is housed, she flew overhead and dropped all but 2 tail feathers. It is now obvious that there was more damage to her tail area than realized. This prevents her release for now. We must wait for her to molt in a healthy tail which will take roughly 5-8 weeks. We will then reschedule her release at the Boardman Nature Center. I apologize for this inconvenience. Our goal is to always do what is best for the raptor. In this case, it is best to continue rehabilitative care and let her grow in a new tail.