Here is an article on the results of the banding:
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WVEC.com Eagle Cam: Eaglets given clean bill of health
11:56 PM EDT on Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Associated Press
NORFOLK (AP) -- A set of month-old eagle triplets at the Norfolk Botanical Garden are getting a clean bill of health.
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Officials from the Center for Conservation Biology at William and Mary say the two males and one female are growing nicely, are free of parasites and disease and appear "in really good condition."
The eaglets received a thorough examination yesterday. They had their beaks, feet and talons measured and blood sampled. The eagles were also weighed and banded to keep tabs on the eagles.
This is the fourth year that a pair of bald eagles has mated in an 800-pound nest of sticks and twigs about 80 feet in the air in a huge pine tree at the city garden.
Officials say it is also the second straight year that the parents have bred triplets -- a rarity for the federally protected species.
The youngsters will likely attempt their first flight around Memorial Day.
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As an aside, an eagle at our summer place way up North, was found with West Nile Virus (it was on the ground and acting sick). It was taken to a vet and finally recovered. This was a few summers ago.
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