Rain early. Decreasing clouds with mostly clear skies by morning. Low around 35F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80%..
Rain early. Decreasing clouds with mostly clear skies by morning. Low around 35F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80%.
Updated: March 25, 2026 @ 6:08 pm
An eaglet roosts in a Ponderosa Pine at Horsethief Lake. Two hatched from a nest atop the tree in April.
Park Ranger Heather Clemons said the remaining eaglet is learning how to fly. “It’s like watching a toddler grow — he was following his parents around watching, and practicing their actions,” she said.
DALLESPORT — On July 6, a bald eaglet took flight at Horsethief Lake in Dallesport, Washington. Shortly after taking flight, the eaglet got caught upside down in a tree, hanging by one talon.
Park Aide Katlyn Bolton quickly found a tarp and with the help of park visitors and volunteers, they held it out until the bird dropped from the pine tree and took off across the lake.
Previously, two eaglets were born atop a 70-foot Ponderosa Pine, along the water at the lake. The first bird was born on April 20, while the second eaglet hatched shortly after on the 24th. Park staff protected the nest with a 100-foot enclosure so that the parents were able to watch over the eggs during incubation. They did their best to keep the birds out of trouble. The oldest eaglet passed away on May 29 after falling out of its nest due to high winds.
The remaining eaglet is actively learning how to hunt.
“It’s been a learning process — his first flight was upside down,” Park Ranger Heather Clemons said. “His second flight, he flew through sprinklers, got wet and couldn’t fly. It’s like watching a toddler grow — he was following his parents around watching, and practicing their actions.”
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Mirabel Porter will be a senior at Hood River Valley High School this fall.
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