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Bald Eagle to be Released at Mason Neck State Park Wednesday

The park is home to a bald eagle habitat.

The Wildlife Center of Virginia will release a bald eagle at on Wednesday. 

The young eagle was hatched earlier this year and was rescued from southwest Washington, D.C.

This eagle is among 24 treated by the center since the beginning of the year, and one of two bald eagles that will be released this week. On Thursday, another bald eagle will be released at Berkley Plantation near Richmond. 

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Wildlife Center of Virginia members will meet at the park Visitors Center at 11 a.m. The release is free and open to the public.


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