Avian Influenza Comes Home to Roost

Glen Hazel bald eagle nest: Adult returns after eaglets have died, 18 May 2026 (photo by Dana Nesiti) 20 May 2026 This month brought very sad news when both eaglets at the Glen Hazel bald eagle nest became extremely ill and passed away on 17 & 18 May. Eaglet G3 and mother at Glen Hazel bald eagle nest, 17 May 2026, 4:11pm (screenshot from PixCams Glen Hazel Bald Eagles live stream) Later that day Tamarack Wildlife Center addressed many questions about the eagles’ illness and next steps (see Tamarack’s full statement at end of this article). The information that stood out for me was this: The eaglets likely passed from Avian Influenza. Their symptoms and the progression of the illness is consistent with Avian Influenza, and they could have contracted it from ingesting goslings and geese that had been brought to the nest as food. We cannot know for certain without testing, but this is the most likely cause based on the evidence. — Tamarack Wildlife Center: Glen Hazel Nest Status, 18 May…