Eagle Rescue at Brookwood Point

For several years now, visitors to the Brookwood Point Conservation Area have enjoyed watching the nesting pair of bald eagles that have settled in the area. 

Early one morning in August, Otsego Land Trust staff discovered the female eagle splayed on the ground, but with no visible injuries. Sgt. Michael Stalter, a raptor specialist at the Otsego County Sheriff’s Office, helped to gently secure the eagle and transported her to Cornell University Hospital for Animals in Ithaca. The veterinary team operated on the eagle’s broken femur and has been monitoring her recovery. 

Throughout the summer, the male eagle and the juvenile could be heard calling out for her return. We are pleased to report that the eagle had regained her health and was released at Brookwood Point at the end of October.