Firefighters Scramble to Save Baby Bald Eagles Blown Out of Nest and Into Swamp

Two child bald eagles had been rescued after a wind blew their nest down in Longmeadow, Mass., on Tuesday, April 29, in step with the Longmeadow Fire Department (LFD) information unencumber.

The LFD used to be known as to report back to the Fannie Stebbins Memorial Wildlife Refuge after a couple of eaglets, roughly 7 and 8 weeks previous, had been bring to a halt from their nest. After the wind blew down their nest, they had been present in a swampy space. 

Firefighters and flora and fauna rehabilitator Tom Ricardi record that the birds are “in good health,” in step with the inside track unencumber. “The eaglets were brought to Pondside Drive and will go to Ricardi’s facility, where they will be cared for until they can be released back into the wild.”

Bald eagles construct the biggest nests among birds, and are generally 5 to 6 toes in diameter and two to 4 toes tall, in step with All About Birds. “They generally tend to make use of tall, strong conifers that protrude above the wooded area cover, offering simple flight get right of entry to and just right visibility,” in step with the site.

Nests can take as much as 3 months to construct, and generally comprise sticks, grass, moss, cornstalks, lichen, superb woody subject material, downy feathers and occasionally greenery.

Nests are secure by means of the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, making it unlawful for other people to “take” bald or golden eagles, together with their portions (together with feathers), nests, or eggs.

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A consultant for the Longmeadow Fire Department didn’t in an instant reply to PEOPLE’s request for more info on Thursday.