LA CONNER – A 5-year-old bald eagle, once suffering from severe lead poisoning, has been returned to the wild after more than 40 days of rehabilitation at the Progressive Animal Welfare Society (PAWS). The eagle spent 43 days at PAWS after she was rescued from the Hole in the Wall waters of La Conner.“I found this eagle out on the jetty,” said Ted Edge Jr., a La Conner crabber and Swinomish tribal member. “I thought it was just a seagull taking a bath, but as soon as I got closer to it,
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