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Hinu

Hinu is a female Bald Eagle that came to us from Nebraska. In the Ioway language her name means first daughter. We believe she is about seven years old. She in non-releasable because her sight does not allow her to see well enough to hunt. When she is in the flight cage she is at the top of the pecking order.

Vic

Vic is a male Golden Eagle that came to us from Colorado. We do not know how he was injured, but one of his wings has muscle and ligament damage. This damage has caused him to loose his ability to fly. He is very calm and his favorite food is squirrels.

Eetodo

Eetodo is an immature female Bald Eagle. She is about three years old. When she was young she fell out of her nest and a predator took off the first inch of her wing tip. In addition to loosing that part of her wing, the injury caused feather follicle damage which causes the end primary feathers to grow in backwards. Eetodo gets bored very easily and we are constantly keeping her entertained through the use of toy balls and blocks of ice.

Wildman

Wildman is a mature male Bald Eagle that came to us from Nebraska. Wildman is completely blind in one eye. He got him name from the fact the he enjoys flying, but everyone has to watch out since he cannot see well. He has been known to touch you with his wing on accident when he flies. He has also had to get used to being the only male in a flight cage full of females.

Thega

Thega is a female Bald Eagle that came to us from Oklahoma. Her name means third daughter. At some point, Thega flew into an object and broke her wrist. Unfortunately, it did not heal properly, so over time her flight ability had declined. She is one of the quiet females we have at the facility.

Cinnabar

Cinnabar is a mature, female Golden Eagle. She came to us from Connecticut. Cinnabar flew into an object while flying and broke her wing. By the time someone found her, her wing had already calcified back. Unfortunately, the bone calcified wrong taking her ability to fly. She is a very calm and kind bird. She loves her squirrels and will attempt to steal Vic's if he looks away.

EJ

EJ is a mature Bald Eagle from Oklahoma. EJ was shot in Oklahoma. This resulted in his ulna and radius being broken. Both of these bones were exposed to the air for too long and they were not able to be healed. This meant his right wing had to be amputated from the elbow down, meaning he will live the rest of his life without flight due to human action. He loves to talk to us anytime we walk by.

Nebraska #3

Nebraska #3 came to us from Nebraska. She was shot by a shotgun. It was shot at such a close range that the shoulder is completely gone. We have to trim her primary feathers to keep the weight off so she can hold her wing up. We have also had to build handy-cap ramps so that she does not have to jump.

Lucky

Lucky was and adult bald found around Sooner Lake. She is our only northern Bald Eagle. She was sitting under some eagle nests. It was found that she had broken her furcula In rehab, she flew into a wall and broke her leg. She was going to be released, but had a small collision with Thega and did not want to fly. We took her to vet where we found out that her furcula had grown back incorrectly and even though she could pass the release tests, she could not make the migration back home.

Dave

Dave came in with a broken wing. The break in the humerus was to close to the joint to pin and this made him non-releaseable. Dave is very calm and gets along with humans. We hope to make him our education bird.

Dena

Dena came to us from Nebraska. She is missing the tip of her wing. It is unknown how she acquired this injury, but it makes her non-releaseable because she is unable to fly.

Lessard #1

Lessard #1 is an immature Bald Eagle that came to use from Michigan. She injured her wing and as a result it broke. While it was healing the ulna and the radius fused together. She can fly short distances in the flight cage, but would not be able to fly the distances necessary in the wild.

Shu

Shu is an immature Bald Eagle from Utah. This bird was shot by a hunter that was hunting waterfowl. The hunter did not want Shu to eat the waterfowl that he was trying to hunt. The injuries resulted in Shu not being able to fly at all.

Fremont

Fremont is a Golden Eagle from Utah. Fremont was hit by a train and an amputation of part of his wing was necessary for survival. Because of this amputation he is unable to fly.

Zuma

Zuma is a Golden Eagle from Utah that was hit by a coal truck. His injuries to his wing have taken his ability to fly and therefore he cannot be released back into the wild.

Sigrid

Sigrid is a Golden Eagle from Colorado. Sigrid has head trauma injuries. Currently, this bird is unreleaseable, but head trauma injuries have been known to heal over long periods of time. Hopefully, Sigrid will be able to be released back into the wild in the future.

Hin Tuga

Hin Tuga is a Bald Eagle from Michigan. This bird was captured from the wild. While in captivity this bird had its tail and wing feathers ripped out. This resulted in feather follicle damage and the feathers on the right wing do not grow in correctly. This has taken her ability to fly.