Donald's Biography
Donald was a “first” here at the National Eagle Center in many ways. He was our first Golden Eagle, our first male, and our first transplant from beyond the Midwest. With the addition of Donald, the National Eagle Center is now able to exhibit both species of eagles in North America, the Bald Eagle and [...]
Columbia's Biography
Columbia, the third eagle to come to our Center, was hatched in 2001. In the spring of 2002, after feasting on road kill near Dunbar, WI, Columbia was struck by an electrical van during lift-off. She was taken to the University of Minnesota’s Raptor Center in St. Paul. This near-fatal accident left her with an [...]
Was'aka's Biography
This quiet young male came to the National Eagle Center from Florida in 2009, hatched in 2007. Discovered as a fledgling, Was’aka was diagnosed with a tumor on his left eyelid. Procedures were done removing both his upper and lower lids, which left him blind in that eye; however, his nictitating membrane was spared and [...]
Harriet's Biography
Harriet, hatched in 1981, came to the National Eagle Center in 2000 after two years of rehabilitation at the Raptor Center in St. Paul, MN. Her permanent injuries were the result of a vehicular accident. Serious and irreversible damage was sustained on her left side; it left her unable to fly and thus was unable [...]
Angel's Biography
As a fledgling, Angel was found near Grantsburg, WI, in Burnett County, hatched in 1999. Angel is a fighter. According to the individual who found her, she was on the ground close to an eagle nest. It is supposed that she survived starvation by feeding on fish and fallen chicks from a nearby Heron rookery. [...]
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