An immature eagle that splashed into the Chilkat River during the Alaska Bald Eagle Festival is an example of the “unpredictability” of bird rehabilitation, said a representative of the Juneau Raptor Center.
“We never know how a release is going to go,” said Janet Capito, president of the center’s board of directors. “Sometimes, we do our best to get the bird prepared, and the bird, for whatever reason, won’t fly away. There’s no way to…