In late June, a bald eagle displaying signs of illness was reported to the American Bald Eagle Foundation. With a highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza (HPAI) reported earlier in the summer, the ABEF did not feel comfortable collecting a live bird exhibiting symptoms of this illness to protect the raptors and chickens on the education team. After consulting with the Alaska Sick or Dead Bird Hotline, a group fielding calls of potential HPAI…