ANAHUAC, Texas - A rescued bald eagle is back in the skies over Chambers County after months of rehabilitation at the Houston SPCA's Wildlife Center - a release that comes as the country prepares to mark America's 250th birthday next month.

The eagle was found March 20 near the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge in Anahuac, unable to fend for himself.

Wildlife specialists believed he had suffered a traumatic head injury, possibly after being hit by a vehicle.