STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- An injured bald eagle was found outside of a home in West Brighton on Friday.



The doorbell rang at Elizabeth "Betty" Hayes' home at around 2:30 p.m. It was her neighbor pointing to her driveway. A bald eagle stood there, looking back at her.

Hayes said that the bird was originally found on her neighbor's porch, but her neighbor opened the door and the Bald Eagle walked over to her yard.



"I realized that something's wrong...that it's not flying. You could tell that the wings are bad," she said.

An injured bald eagle was found outside of a home in West Brighton Friday, November 17, 2017. (Staten Island Advance/Shira Stoll)

She was worried it would get hit by a car or die, so she trapped it between her neighbor's fence, her fence, and a garbage can to make sure it wouldn't leave.

Hayes said she called the police department, the fire department, and the Staten Island Zoo, but no one gave her an immediate response. "Because I don't know how long it will take for them to come, I was worried about whether or not he was going to eat," said Hayes. "So, I had some left-over lemon chicken. He ate it. He looks like he enjoyed it."

She also gave the Bald Eagle some water.



At approximately 5:00 p.m., the Staten Island Zoo general curator and veterinarian, Sarrah Kaye, came to rescue the bald eagle.



Brian Morris from the Staten Island Zoo confirmed that the bird has been taken to The Raptor Trust, a wild bird rehabilitation center in New Jersey. While there is no confirmation on if the bird's wing is injured, Morris said the eagle is blind in one eye.