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The Rehab of Jake

The Rehab of Jake.

In a small town on Long Island N.Y. a young boy  (named Jake) found a one-year-old bald eagle on the ground. He called his dad who got in touch with a rehabber (Bob Horvath) who picked up the eagle and started to check it out immediately. The bird spent 5 days with Bob and his wife Rebecca before it came back to life and being an eagle again.

The Endangered Species Unit of New York had Jake transferred to the Delaware Valley Raptor Center in Milford Pa. run by Bill and Stephanie Streeter for his final rehab to get him back to flying strength so he could be returned to the wild. Here Jake spent some time in a flight cage with another eagle and in a week or so he was ready to move outside. He was taken to a large field and tethered to a 400-foot line and will be released to see how he does. Jake made 8 flights before even showing any signs of breathing hard. Bill and Jan knew he was ready.

Being a volunteer monitor and photographer for the NYSDEC I got to photograph and meet Jake up close and also do his release. I really like attending these releases as the satisfaction is over whelming to see the bird make it’s way back to the wild.