heavy rains that swept parts of Ontario<\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n“It’s not unusual for our majestic eagles to hang out at the garbage dump.”<\/p>\n
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The eagle is recovering, but it will likely be some time before she can leave the refuge. (Submitted by Chantal Theijin)Rescue wasn’t an easy feat<\/p>\n
Ian Harrower, supervisor of bylaw compliance with the City of Brantford, said he received a call about an eagle that wasn’t moving at the dump. He said it took around six people to rescue the stubborn bird.<\/p>\n
Harrower said it was a “little adventure” for him and other staff, who probably didn’t expect to spend part of their Monday near wet garbage and mud while rescuing a bald eagle. <\/p>\n
The bird couldn’t fly, so staff used dirt bikes to herd her towards people on foot who were trying to catch her, Harrower said.<\/p>\n
“It did like to hop around a lot,” he said. “It did jump over a couple of creeks and streams that were passing through the dump area and going through some bushwork.”<\/p>\n
Once they cornered the bird, Harrower said, he and other staff “threw their jackets onto it.”<\/p>\n
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The eagle wasn’t easy to catch, according to the City of Brantford bylaw compliance supervisor, Ian Harrower (Submitted by Ian Harrower)<\/p>\n
The whole operation at the landfill took around 40 minutes, said Harrower.<\/p>\n
“Usually, we deal with property standards, lawn grass and weeds, things \u2014 the typical bylaw complaints that we get,” he said.<\/p>\n
“So [this] was just one of those new ones.”<\/p>\n
He also said people at the landfill were concerned about the bird having a broken wing, which luckily didn’t end up being the case. The bird went to Hillside Kennels Animal Control, which then had one of its volunteers drive her to Hobbitstee.<\/p>\n
Harrower said the rescue was a team effort, from “everyone from the landfill supervisor to the bylaw department, to Hobbitstee to Hillside.”<\/p>\n
“We just we went out there. We got a plan together that worked out perfectly.”<\/p>\n
Eagle’s feathers had mysterious ‘goo’<\/p>\n
It’s not uncommon for Theijin and the Hobbitstee Wildlife Refuge to rescue eagles. She said they see around one or two dozen of them every year. <\/p>\n
She said she was surprised by the attention the eagle was getting.<\/p>\n
The refuge takes in all sorts of wild animals, including squirrels, foxes and coyotes, and hawks and other birds at no charge.<\/p>\n
It’s located on Nanticoke in Haldimand County, and Theijin said it runs solely on community donations.<\/p>\n
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The eagle is expected to make a full recovery after a few weeks, says Chantal Theijin, the authorized wildlife custodian at Hobbitstee Wildlife Refuge. (Submitted by Chantal Theijin)<\/p>\n
The newest eagle at the refuge is expected to recover, but it could take two to four weeks, according to Theijin. X-rays and blood tests came back normal, but her feathers need time to mend.<\/p>\n
Because the bird needed to be thoroughly washed and there was a mysterious, gross “goo” on her, the natural oil on her feathers was affected, Theijin said.<\/p>\n
Despite being “reasonably patient” with staff caring for her, the eagle has a deathly stare she seems eager to use.<\/p>\n
“I work with wildlife and pretty much all the animals that we have in care would prefer to kill me, and that is perfectly OK … That means that they’re recovering,” Theijin said.<\/p>\n
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