Mick, a Fish and Wildlife Employee, ascends the 60 foot pitch pine tree that holds the nest.
Once Mick is able to "grab" the eaglets their talons are wrapped, a leather hood is placed over their eyes and they are placed in a bag. The bag is lowered to the ground.
The eaglet in the bag!
Roger Smith, Natural Resources Scientist, holds one of the chicks during their exam.
This is what happens during the exam:
1. the bird is weighed
2. the primary wing feathers are measured which tells us about the birds age
2. blood is drawn
3. the beak is measured to determine the birds sex
4. the feet are measured
5. federal and state identification tags are put on (one on each ankle)
Tommy Trembula of the Fort Dix Fire Department and Roger Smith pose with the 5 1/2 week old boy!
Next the eaglet is placed back into the bag and returned to the nest.
