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Authorities Puzzled As Four More Bald Eagles Found Dead

Just a few weeks after 13 bald eagles  were found dead in nearby Maryland, four more dying birds were unable to be saved in rural Delaware. Authorities remain puzzled as to what is killing the birds, which are the national symbol of the US. However there was some good news as around the same time, two eaglets hatched in DC. RT reports: Workers with the Tri-State Bird Rescue, a private nonprofit based in the area, found one dead eagle on the road near Dagsboro in Delaware’s Sussex County on Sunday. Three more birds were found in a nearby field and could not be revived. A group of eight eagles was found alive in the area, but three flew away before they could be taken in for examination. Of the remaining five, two are receiving medical care at Tri-State. The new deaths occurred in the Piney Neck area of Sussex County about 35 miles (56 kilometers) east of Federalsburg, where 13 bald eagles were found dead last month. “We don’t know how many eagles may have been affected, so we are asking the public to notify us immediately should they see birds that appear sick,” Sergeant John McDerby of Delaware’s Fish [...]