Baby bald eagles rescued after falling 40 feet when nest collapsed

SCHOFIELD, Wis. (WSAW/Gray News) - An animal rescue in Wisconsin immediately stepped up when they were told about two eaglets in danger.

The baby bald eagles had fallen 40 feet to the ground after the bottom of their nest collapsed.

A resident who lived nearby had been keeping an eye on the nest and noticed it had collapsed during a string of storms that hit the area over the weekend.

“If we didn’t go rescue them, they maybe would’ve had another day, and then they would’ve perished,” said Kevin Grenzer said.

Kevin and Linda Grenzer are the president and vice president of Loon Rescue. When they heard about the baby bald eagles in distress, they didn’t hesitate and started the rescue mission.

“I came across the first eaglet and he pretty much kind of rolled over and put its legs up like, ‘OK, grab me, I need help,’” Linda Grenzersaid.

However, the other eaglet was nowhere to be found. Moments later though, there was no need to fear anymore.

“I was kinda bracing myself, figuring out I was going to find the other one deceased because nobody saw it moving around,” she said. “When I turned that corner, it was just like joy in my eyes.”

The Grenzers took the eaglets to the Raptor Education Group, Inc.

Both non-profits have worked hand-in-hand in the past, and the Grenzers knew there was no better place to nurse them to good health.

“They’re gonna have a lot of work ahead of them,” Kevin Grenzer said. “But they know what they’re doing, they’ve done this for years, and they’re probably the best eagle rehabber in the world.”

If it wasn’t for the Grenzers and the neighbor who kept an eye on the nest, the outcome would have been very different for the eaglets.

“There’s people everywhere and there’s birds everywhere, so if you see something that just doesn’t look right, give us a call,” Kevin Grenzer said.

The eaglets are showing every sign of making a full recovery, according to Marge Gibson, the founder of the Raptor Education Group, Inc.

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