Golly, Priscilla - I meant to answer your question a long time ago and totally forgot about it. No, the Eagle is not real. If you look at any pictures of the corner, you'll see it. It's a permanent fixture - no accident, I guess.
Anyway, our trip to the statue unveiling is less than two weeks away. When Soda and I leave Arizona, we will fly to Nashville to see Timothy two weeks from today. Getting very excited.