Thank you to all who responded...and helped us to adopt our Eagle from the World Bird Sanctuary and our Tiger from the St. Louis Zoo! We are proud parents!
Meet Patriot and Welcome Her to St Louis Auburn Club! She sounded like a War Eagle to us!....here's her story: In 1995 Patriot's parents used the same tree to nest in that they has used for the past four years, but unknown to them, during the flood of 1993 the nest tree, located at Clarence Cannon Wildlife Refuge near Annada Missouri, had been suffocated by the high water. Even though the tree was dead, in the spring of 1995 the adult eagles worked on their nest and the female laid 3 eggs.
Species: Bald eagle (Haliaeetus luecocephalus)
Hatch date: March 17,1995 
The Refuge Manager, Beatrix Treiterer, was concerned that the tree may fall down, so refuge workers kept careful observations on the tree, the nest and the activity of the parents. During a violent storm in Mid-April, l995 the worst happened and the entire tree blew over. Beatrix and maintenance worker Alan Lagemann quickly responded to the felled tree, hoping to rescue the young eaglets. Two of the chicks were already dead but they found one surviving chick, in poor condition because it had been in the water for an hour.
They wrapped it in a blanket and transported the chick to the World Bird Sanctuary (WBS) hospital facility at the Tyson Research Center. Patriot, as she was named, had to be treated for pneumonia and was under constant monitoring. She gained seven pounds in two weeks and regained her strength.
In a situation like this one, with a healthy chick, the best course of action is to find another active nest and place the youngster in it to be raised by foster parents. A valiant effort was made by many cooperating agencies to get Patriot back to the wild: The Missouri Department of Conservation, U,S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Army Corp of Engineers and the WBS but no other nests were discovered in time. While it may not have been the intended outcome, Patriot has since become an ambassador of her species. And what an impressive bird she is! She has a tremendous wingspan of nearly 8 feet and a very commanding attitude.
Meet our Amur Tiger...more details to come...
