On April 22, ECO Brent McCarthy responded to a report of a bald eagle found on the tracks by a railway worker in Queens county. ECO McCarthy had recently taken the track safety training and was able to retrieve the eagle from the Long Island Railroad's Sunnyside Yard. The bald eagle was originally believed to have been hit by a train but its feet were charred, suggesting it may have been electrocuted. A necropsy will be conducted by the State Wildlife Pathology Lab and the data collected will contribute to scientists' research of eagles in New York.
ECO McCarthy transporting a juvenile bald eagle for a necropsy
ECO McCarthy transporting a juvenile bald eagle for a necropsy
