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Those people were Marilyn and John Bicking who would be providing the eagle with the necessary rehabilitation she needed until she could be taken to a permanent education facility. We were devastated that we missed seeing her one last time. Mr. Tyner was kind enough to give us their phone number so I called them and they said we were welcomed to come visit the eagle, who was now named ;CARA (meaning ;gentle one). So we did just that just a few months later in February of 1991 we drove to Moab, Utah. We were so pleased to see just how much care this eagle was given. We were shown all the medical date on her, her x-rays, the federal investigation reports on the incident, etc. Despite her horrific injuries, she looked so healthy. It was so sad to think that such a healthy bird was forever grounded because of being blinded by some uncaring human being that thought that shooting an eagle was a ;sport!

Shortly after we seen Cara in Moab, we learned that she was sent to a place in New York to live out her life in an educational facility so other people could learn about Golden Eagles from her experience.

For years my husband, son, and I have wondered how she was doing. Then in October I decided to ;Google her name on the Internet ;CARA, Golden Eagle and up popped a link to a story. I clicked on that link and could not believe what I read! It was a story on the website of the Berkshire Bird Paradise Sanctuary from the Times Union by Fred LeBrun entitled ;Memory Soars on Birds Wings and it was about a Golden Eagle named ;CARA. When I read the story I knew it was our girl!! I cried and cried with tears of joy when I seen that not only was she still alive and doing well living at the Berkshire Bird Paradise Sanctuary, but that she also had an offspring named ;Daphne that was born and released in the wild. Our rescue of CARA had come full circle. I get chills just thinking about it!

Thank you for taking care of ;our girl CARA and also for the many other birds in your sanctuary.

Sincerely.
Rhonda Byer

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