Roanoke – Lead poisoning has claimed the life of another Bald Eagle in Southwest Virginia. A mature bald eagle known as Maggie (BAEA 26-139) has died despite receiving expert medical care at the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center for critically high lead poisoning, the center said.
It’s a hard loss for the community and center staff.
The eagle was first spotted lying below her nest at a Craig County nesting site referred to by local documenters as “Maggie’s Nest.” Photographer Dicy Howell has documented the pair at that site for more than 10 years…