Twin brothers rescue malnourished eagle in Michigan
Published: April 28, 2007
A malnourished eagle that was spotted hopping around in a wooded area of Monroe County has been rescued, thanks to the efforts of 51-year-old atwin brothers who work for CN railroad.
About a week ago, Joe Barbara and his brother, Jon, learned from co-workers that the eagle was in the area. Joe Barbara, an engineer, and Jon Barbara, a conductor who lives in Toledo, Ohio, spotted the bird from their trains.
They reported the bird to authorities.
“We thought it was taken care of,” Joe Barbara, of Erie Township, told The Monroe Evening News for a Saturday story. “I figured it’s the national bird, they won’t horse around they’ll get someone out there.”
When the bird was spotted again last week, the brothers decided to help on their own.
“We couldn’t let it out there to die,” Joe Barbara said.
They set out Friday with Joe Barbara’s wife, Helenne, 46, and managed to find the eagle. It took about 15 minutes to capture.
“It spread its wings to make itself look twice as big and opened its beak. It was very intimidating,” Joe Barbara said. “It couldn’t fly, but it could run. … It wasn’t like it was standing still for us.”
After notifying police, the brothers called Dave Hogan, a raptor handler and rescuer from Monroe. The eagle didn’t appear to have any broken bones, but was abnormally small and found to be malnourished.
A veterinarian was to examine the bird and Hogan planned to seek permission to help the bird regain its health.
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