Decorah eaglet that broke its wing in June is now finding new life at Save Our Avian Raptors

Photo courtesy of SOAR

The Decorah bald eagle named "D20" had a rough spring.  The youngest of this year's three eaglets, "D20" was rescued in June from the stream near the  eagle's nest.  Raptor Resource Director Bob Anderson was able to capture the eaglet, but learned that it had broken its wing.

Anderson took the eaglet to SOAR ("Save Our Avian Resources"), where X-rays showed an oblique humerus fracture about an inch from the shoulder joint. A veterinarian did srugery in early July and the eaglet has been rehabbing since then.

Now comes word from SOAR that the eaglet, renamed "DecorahDecorah," will stay at the facility and become an education ambassador.  Staff members at SOAR will soon start "fist-training," where the eaglet is trained to be comfortable sitting on the trainer's fist.

Says a spokesperson for SOAR, "There is no set timeline for these activities… how quickly Decorah responds and gains comfort will be the determining factor on training progression. This isn't a one-week course… this is an open-ended course that requires much consistent work."

In this file photo from June of 2014, Raptor Resource Director Bob Anderson rescues D20 from waters near the eagles nest