Advertise with us | Subscribe

Your Hometown Newspaper Since 1854

print article Print     e-mail photogallery E-mail
Published July 19, 2012, 12:00 AM

GALLERY: Baby Eagle at Bristol Ridge

Bristol Ridge Golf Course ranger Jimmy Smith was surprised to find a baby eagle on hole five in the bushes on July 10.


This three- to four-week-old eaglet was found in the bushes near hole five on Bristol Ridge Golf Course. It was later taken to be Wildwoods rehabilitation in Duluth.

  • This three- to four-week-old eaglet was found in the bushes near hole five on Bristol Ridge Golf Course. It was later taken to be Wildwoods rehabilitation in Duluth.
  • Bristol Ridge Golf Cource ranger Jimmy Smith found this three- to four-week-old eaglet in some bushes near hole five.
  • Natalie Landgreen, Bristol Ridge employee, called Arnell Humane Society in Amery, and contacted Teresa Stevens to pick up the eaglet. Landgreen and Smith followed Stevens's directions to place the bird in a cardboard box, and put that box in a dark place.
  • Smith takes a look at the bird he found and rescued with the help of Natalie Landgreen, another Bristol Ridge employee.
  • The eaglet sat in the box until it was taken to Wildwoods Rehabilitation Center in Duluth. The bird was reportedly in good condition and likely to be successfully rehabilitated. It had to be taken all the way to Duluth to be safely rehabilitated because a drop in funding for Bald Eagles has made it difficult for wildlife rescue centers to facilitate eagle rehabilitation.
  • The baby bird stayed in this cardboard box in the dark until it was picked up by Teresa Stevens and taken to Wildwoods Rehabilitation Center in Duluth. Stevens said rehabilitating eagles is complicated, especially as rehabilitation workers need to wear camouflage so the bird does not imprint on them.
  • Natalie Landgreen took this photo of the eaglet after placing it in a box as instructed by wildlife rescue specialist Teresa Stevens. Stevens said the eaglet is in the branching stage, which would mean the bird is three to four weeks old.
  • Teresa Stevens has done wildlife rescue since 2001. She picked up the baby eagle and brought it to Wildwoods Rehabilitation Center in Duluth. Stevens said it is important to leave an injured wild animal alone and call proper authorities.