DALLAS — A bald eaglet that fell out of its nest near White Rock Lake in Dallas in last week’s storms has a new nest and is “surprisingly mobile,” Dallas Parks and Recreation officials say.
Nearly two-thirds of the eagle family’s nest was destroyed in last Tuesday’s storm. One of the two eaglets hasn’t been seen since the storm and the other was found on private property nearby and taken to a licensed wildlife rehabilitator. The eagle parents were seen nesting in the same area around the lake.
“Initially, we thought he would be with the rehabber for about a week,” said Brett Johnson, a conservation manager with the Dallas Park and Recreation Department who’s been observing the eagles’ nesting behaviors since early March, of the eaglet. “Well, by Saturday morning, he was good and they wanted to try and reunite with the adult eagles as quickly as possible.”
Johnson said they created a nest on a deer stand platform and Blackland Prairie Raptor Center brought the eaglet back and placed it on the tower Sunday morning.
“At this time we are still hoping for a good connection with the parents,” he said. “It has become surprisingly mobile and is wandering around a bit.”
The bald eagle family welcomed the two eaglets to the nest at Lake Highlands Park in March. A pair of bald eagles, made up of a male and a female, have been spotted near White Rock Lake since late 2020.
Tuesday’s storms aren't the first time the pair of eagles there have been displaced. High winds knocked down their nest, which had eggs inside, in February 2022.
