QuickTake:
A 2-month old eaglet that fell out of its nest last week — and was renested on Tuesday — fell out again on Friday. Experts from from Cascades Raptors Center say they will make sure the bird is unhurt and decide if another renesting is in order.
The 2-month old bald eaglet that fell out of its nest near Skinner Butte before being renested earlier this week fell out of its nest again on Friday afternoon, the Cascades Raptor Center confirmed.
The eaglet was not spotted in the nest Friday, raising suspicions from local eagle lovers.
“A few astute birdwatchers saw it pretty quickly,” said Maddy Broedel, the development director for the Cascades Raptor Center. “They noticed that the bird was not there. They did the right thing in calling us, and we were able to immediately send out a few of our team members to check out the site.”
Broedel confirmed that the fallen eaglet is the same one that fell last week based on matching markings, and not the other eaglet that has remained in the nest throughout.
The bird appeared uninjured on a surface level, Broedel said. It’s at the hospital at Cascades Raptor Center for a series of examinations to determine if it’s a good candidate for a renewed round of renesting efforts.

The eagle family’s nest, in a tree in the green space west of the Campbell Community Center near Skinner Butte, is about 120 feet in the air, making renesting a high-altitude task requiring boom lifts to reach the nest.
The equipment used Monday was not tall enough to reach the nest, and Tuesday’s renesting was possible thanks to complimentary equipment for the day from Sunbelt Rentals. The renesting requires both a Cascades Raptor Center certified wildlife rehabilitator and a city of Eugene arborist as they ascend into the treetops.

