An immature eagle released Saturday during the Alaska Bald Eagle Festival was recaptured Monday due to concerns it wouldn’t survive in the wild.
“Baby,” a bird found in late July after falling from a nest in Juneau, failed to gain elevation before a crowd of more than 200. “(It) flew about 10 feet and went right into the drink,” said onlooker Michael Marks of Haines. After plopping into the Chilkat River near 21 Mile, the…