On February 19, Bald Eagle #17-2705 was moved to flight pen A3 in preparation for exercise and flight conditioning. Wildlife rehabilitator Brie noted that several of the eagle’s feathers are broken; the eagle will likely need to be “imped” at some point prior to release. Imping is the process of replacing broken, missing, or damaged feathers with matching feathers from a donor bird. The rehabilitation staff will monitor the eagle’s initial flight attempts in the coming days; the imping procedure may need to be done so that the eagle can adequately fly to get in shape for release.
from Wildlife Center of Virginia RSS https://www.wildlifecenter.org/critter-corner/patient-updates/bald-eagle-17-2705-update-4
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