Here's a dramatic story from a Minnesota eagle cam, where little Harmon the eaglet became stuck to the side of his nest and needed to be rescued by the local wildlife team. Hamon was successfully retrieved from the nest , cleaned up, and fed for a day or two but no one was sure what would happen when he was returned to the nest. Eagles are apt to abandon a nest if they're disturbed like this: Click here for video!
The minnesota Raptor Center deserves a lot of thanks for this successful intervention. And it was great to see both parents finally return to the nest and take turns stuffing little Harmon with fish.