Injured Bald Eagle arrives at Greywolf Vet Hospital	Eagle sits in opened box	Eagle out of the box - we work at getting control of the wings	Eagle on the exam table	Eagle being examined by Dr. Tyler
The business end of a Bald Eagle. Eagle use their talons to kill their prey. They can break a man's arm or completely pierce a hand	Talon puncture wound on right leg	Another view of talon puncture wound with vet's finger to show size of wound	Talon wound from a distance	Vet examines her wing
Wing exam continues	The other business end of a Bald Eagle	Green poop is a sign of starvation	Preparing to X-ray	Her X-ray shows nothing wrong
Vet administers a injection of antibiotics and one of painkiller (for the wound cleaning next)	The vet tech cleans her wounds	Vet tech cleaning the wounds	The next day brings another trip to the vet. She's a quick learner and not quite as passive as yesterday	She's out of the box
Getting the wings under control	And she's under control	She's having another word with the Jaye, the Director	Jaye & Gary load her back into the box	Back in the Eagle's mew at the Raptor Center, Gary lets her out of the box
Gary gives her a nice piece of elk meat	Bald Eagle checking out the elk meat after returning to her mew

March 18, 2007 - attacks the Director

The eagle takes a swipe at the Director while she's filling her water dish.  Jaye quickly ducked behind the door, but a talon found its mark on her face.  Three other talons wounded her in the scalp.  

April 1, 2007 - Released

The Pysht River Bald Eagle, also known as Chaa'k Du Shee, was released on a Merrill & Ring forestry road approximately 2 miles WSW of Pillar Point.  Keith Charles of the Elwah tribe found the injured eagle on the forestry road February 14th and delivered her to the Northwest Raptor Center.  She recovered completely from her wounds and was anxious to return to the wild.  The Raptor Center makes every effort to release wild animals where they were found.  Not only are they familiar with the area, but this facilitates reunion with their mate.

Misty Hammontree of Marysville, WA won a "Name the Eagle" contest on eBay in March.  Misty wrote "My son and I were thrilled at your site to raise money for the eagle. We are of tribal members of the Tlingit alaskan Native tribe, I am of the Raven clan, and my son's father is of the eagle clan. So we chose Chaa'k Du Shee, translates to eagle who sings from their heart. I bet this eagle has quite a song to sing after all you have done for her!"  Ms. Hammontree, her son and some friends drove in from Marysville to witness the release of Chaa'k Du Shee.

Unlike the eagle released last Sunday at Kala Point, this eagle flew straight out of the carrier and never looked back. 

The count down to release - the eagle is ready

Keith Charles aims his cell phone camera

She's released

Chaa'k Du Shee flies right past photographer

Another photograph as she flies past the photographer

She flies off towards Pillar Point

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The count down to release - the eagle is ready

 

 

Updated 04/02/2007

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