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Home bird: Gronk the bald eagle, who flew the coop and spent two days of freedom in the Rouge Valley is back home at Metro Zoo, with keeper Maria Franks, who helped recapture her
Home bird: Gronk the bald eagle, who flew the coop and spent two days of freedom in the Rouge Valley is back home at Metro Zoo, with keeper Maria Franks, who helped recapture her

Home bird: Gronk the bald eagle, who flew the coop and spent two days of freedom in the Rouge Valley is back home at Metro Zoo, with keeper Maria Franks, who helped recapture her

Date5/8/1991
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Original Toronto Star caption: Home bird: Gronk the bald eagle; who flew the coop and spent two days of freedom in the Rouge Valley is back home at Metro Zoo; with keeper Maria Franks; who helped recapture her.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0116350F
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