The National Aviary is still searching for a Steller Sea Eagle that broke out of its enclosure in Pittsburgh’s North Side over the weekend. Check out the report from the Pittsburgh Aviary: Click the video player above. Multiple Sightings of Kodiak, a Steller Sea eagles have been reported in the North Side, and specifically in the Riverview Park area, aviary officials said at a news conference Tuesday someone unknown. Instead, call the aviary at 412-323-7235 and let them know where you last saw the eagle. “If you see Kodi please don’t contact him as he will likely fly away,” said veterinarian Dr. Pilar fish. “If you see him, stay in the square, call the aviary, don’t speak, don’t make loud noises.” The aviary is also working to figure out how Kodiak escaped. “The thick-walled wire installed on Saturday morning for Kodiak’s safety had a gap in an area that was not previously there – this is extremely unusual,” the aviary said in a statement Monday. “Kodiak has lived at the National Aviary for about 15 years and the staff take great care of him. We are doing everything we can to get him home safely.” Kodiak is said to have strong navigational skills and to be a natural hunter for food. “We feed him different types of rodents and foods, and he has shown many behaviors that show he has innate ability to find food,” Fish said. Shannon Harpst said she had the eagle, one of the aviary’s largest species of birds, on Pennsylvania Avenue on the city’s north side. “I thought it was a statue, like something someone had in their front yard because it was so beautiful,” said Harpst. “And then when we got closer and he turned his head, I kind of freaked out.” Harpst was out with a group of friends when they discovered the eagle on Saturday morning. “And then everything clicked somehow – wait, that’s not normal, that’s not natural, he shouldn’t be here, who are we calling, what do we?” she said. Harpst and her group called Animal Friends, 911 and the National Aviary. “(The dispatcher from) 911 thought we were crazy,” she said. “We’re like, no really, that’s an eagle sitting here on the sidewalk. Not something you normally see when you go for a run. ”Please stick with Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 for updates on this evolving story.
PITTSBURGH –
The National Aviary is still searching for a Steller Sea Eagle that broke out of its pen on the North Side of Pittsburgh over the weekend.
Check out the report from the Pittsburgh aviary: click the video player above.
Several sightings of Kodiak, a Steller sea eagle, have been reported in the North Side and particularly in the Riverview Park area, bird officials said at a press conference Tuesday.
Aviary officials ask you not to approach the eagle if you see it, as the bird may fly away if hit by an unfamiliar person. Instead, call the aviary at 412-323-7235 and let them know where you last saw the eagle.
“If you see Kodi please don’t approach it as it will likely fly away,” said veterinarian Dr. Pilar Fish. “If you see him, keep your seat, call the aviary, don’t speak, don’t make loud noises.”
The aviary is also working to figure out how Kodiak managed to escape.
“The thick-walled wire installed on Saturday morning for Kodiak’s safety had a gap in an area that was not previously there – this is extremely unusual,” the aviary said in a statement Monday. “Kodiak has lived at the National Aviary for about 15 years and the staff take great care of him. We are doing everything we can to get him home safely.”
Kodiak is said to have strong navigational skills and to be a natural hunter for food. “We feed him different types of rodents and food, and he has shown many behaviors that show that he has innate ability to find food,” Fish said.
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Shannon Harpst said she saw the eagle, one of the aviary’s largest species of birds, on Pennsylvania Avenue on the city’s north side.
“I thought it was a statue, like something someone had in their front yard because it was so beautiful,” said Harpst. “And then when we got closer and it turned its head, I kind of freaked out.”
Shannon Harpst
Kodiak was spotted on the north side.
Harpst was on the run with a group of friends when they spotted the eagle on Saturday morning.
“He was just very quiet, just hung around, and somehow everything worked out fine – wait, that’s not normal, that’s not natural, he shouldn’t be here, who are we calling, how should we? do? ”she said.
Harpst and her group called Animal Friends, 911 and the National Aviary.
“(The dispatcher from) 911 thought we were crazy,” she said. “We say no really, that’s an eagle sitting here on the sidewalk.
Please stay with Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 for updates on this evolving story.
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