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Update provided on young eagle injured by flying into power lines at Standley Lake

By Piper Russell July 22, 2025 | updated 7 days ago

Bald Eagle File photo. Photo: BrianEKushner (iStock).

File photo. Photo: BrianEKushner (iStock).

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An eaglet at Westminster’s Standley Lake Regional Park was injured on Sunday, June 15 after colliding with power lines.

According to a Facebook post from Standley Lake Regional Park, park rangers, along with Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), responded to rescue the bird, taking it to a rehabilitation facility. It was determined that the eaglet had sustained a wing injury, with Standley Lake stating that while the damage was significant, but they had “cautious optimism for a full recovery.”

In a more recent update, Standley Lake shared that the injured eaglet is alive and doing well in rehabilitation. The wing is healing nicely and there is hope for a full recovery.

Bald eagles have nested on the northwest side of Standley since 1993. Standley Lake officials closed off access to the area when eagles first started building a nest so that they wouldn’t be disturbed. The eagles produced their first pair of offspring in 1996 and have continued to do so for the last 23 consecutive years. Two eaglets hatched each of those years, except in 2015 and 2017, when they raised three eagles.

According to Westminster, the eagles lay their eggs in the last weeks of February, and incubation lasts for about 35 days, when one or two nestlings hatch. The nestlings first leave the nest in late June to early July, about 72 days after hatching. The young leave the area before October or November, with the parents staying at Standley Lake year-round.

In 2016, park staff installed the live animal camera so the public and staff could witness the eagles more closely.

Learn more about the eagles and their nests at Standley Lake here or check out the live cam here.

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