Merlin with a broken wing from Fountain.
Diana Miller suspects a car hit for this golden eagle from Flagler. Update 04/03–Diana and Duane released the golden eagle at Flager SWA with an excited group of folks that had been following her story!
We’ve been pretty quiet around here lately, but over the weekend another golden eagle came to rehab as well as a merlin. Golden eagle was picked up by DOW Duane Stegner off the baseball diamond in Flagler. The bird looks pretty good; standing up, alert, good body condition. She enjoyed a long drink of water upon intake and a big, fresh meal. The bird has been transferred to the Pueblo Raptor Center to spend time with another golden eagle in rehab there, and we are hopeful she will be released back home to Flager in the next couple of weeks or so. Merlin hit a window and was grounded for three days. The concerned homeowners contacted Frank Dodge’s Wild Bird Center, where EWRC volunteer Lynn happened to be at work. Lynn promptly drove to Fountain and captured the injured falcon, and took her to the vet, where Dr. Heather Becker provided wound care and diagnostics that revealed a fractured wing. We’ll have to see how that wing heals.