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HIGHLAND COUNTY EAGLE SIGHTINGS WINTER 2007-08 Dec. 1 - Feb. 29
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December 8, 2007Time:0945Time: 1000Time: 1010Time: 1115Time: 1230Time: 1300Time: 1315Time: 1330Time: 1430Time:1500
Bald eagleSub-adult IBald eagleSub-adult IIBald eagleadulteagleunidentifiedgolden eagleadultgolden eagleadultgolden eagleimmaturegolden eagleimmaturebald eagles (2)adultsbald eagles (4)adult3 immatureClark Hill, Stephanie HillClark Hill, Stephanie HillClark Hill, Stephanie HillClark Hill, Stephanie HillClark Hill, Stephanie HillClark Hill, Stephanie HillClark Hill, Stephanie HillClark Hill, Stephanie HillClark Hill, Stephanie HillKeith CarsonUS 220 south of Monterey 11.8miles west side of road, about 2miles south of trout pondsUS 220 south of Monterey 10.8miles west side of road, about 1milesouth of trout pondsUS 220 at trout ponds east side ofroad 9.8 miles south of MontereyWest side VA 640 about 1 milesouth of WV lineVA 644, Hardscrabble Road westside, one turn before topVA 644 Hardscrabble Road at top.VA 644, Hardscrabble Road halfmile south of top.VA 644, Hardscrabble Road near“end of snow removal” signEast side US 220 about half milenorth of Monterey Trout Company,about 6 miles north of MontereySouthwest side of Snowy Mt. inHardscabble Road areaSub-adult I BAEA erched in tree thenflew and perched in another tree.Sub-adult II BAEA perched in a tree,flew and perched in a different tree.Adult BAEA perched in tree, then flewand perched in another tree.Eagle perched in tree great distancefrom road.Adult GOEA perched in tree and thenflew toward peak of Snowy Mt. anddisappeared in flight at tree line.Adult GOEA flew from north to southand disappeared as ti continuedthrough the pass just below themountain top in front of road.Immature GOEA perched in tree oneast side of road, then flew west andcontinued flying above tree line.Immature GOEA flew low on west sideof road and disappeared into trees.Two adult BAEA perched together in atree, then one flew and perched in adifferent tree while the other remainedperched.Adult BAEA soared with 3 immatureBAEA on southwest slope. Afterseveral minutes they moved to theeast toward Margaret O’Brien houseon Wimer Mtn. Rd. The birds appeared
 
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Time: 1530Time:1615
Bald eagles (2)AdultsBald eagleAdultClark Hill, Stephanie HillLes Kodger, EdmundHevenerEast side US 220 about 8.8 milessouth of Monterey and one milenorth of trout ponds12.1 miles south of Monterey about0.5 mile east of US 220to be playing and doing mock dives ateach other.Two adult BAEA perched in a treetogether, then one flew and perched inanother tree while the other remainedperched.Adult BAEA flew over Jackson Rivernorth, fishing.
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December 12, 2007Time: 1130Time: 1200
Bald eagleImmatureGolden eagle (1 or 2)immatureKeith CarsonCarol Bandy, Keith Carson,Roanoke Bird ClubOn Carson right-of-way 0.5 milenorth of VA 644 south of Snowy Mt.VA 644 Hardscrabble Rd. topImmature BAEA perched in tree flewoff to the north as observerapproached.Immature GE perched then flew andperched again to the east. It sat for along time and observers watched itthrough scopes. When the group drovedown (south) later it observed animmature GE flying east to west infront of caravan, but couldn’t locate itafter that.
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December 14, 2007Time: 1515
Bald eagleImmature- 3-4 yearKeith Carson East side US 220 south of Monterey15 milesImmature BAEA perched in Bratton’sperch at Wiley Hole along Jackson R.
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December 16, 2007Time: 1440
Golden eagleImmatureKeith Carson On Carson right-of-way 0.5 milenorth of VA 644 south of Snowy Mt.Immature GOEA perched in tree flewoff to the east as observer approached
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December 22, 2007Time: 1350-1500
Bald eagleadultDebora Ellington, DeboraColaw, Ske EllingtonEast end of Ginseng Mountainabove canal through farmAdult BAEA perched on end ofmountain for at least one and a halfhours.
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December 25, 2007Time: 1430
Golden eagles (2)ImmatureunagedEdmund Hevener, SandyHevenerWest side of Sapling Ridge 1-3miles south of VA 640Immature GOEA flew south just abovetree line, second GOEA appeared withit north side of Tamarack Ridge andboth eagles soared, circling into cloudsand out of sight.
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December 27, 2007Time: 0850
Bald eagleadultKeith Carson West side of US 220 south ofMonterey 5.4 milesAdult BAEA perched in usual tree nearJackson River
 
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December 28, 2007Time:0830Time: 0850
Bald eagleAdultGolden eagleImmature- late juvenileKeith CarsonKeith Carson300 yard east of VA 640 about 1mile south of US 250 near CobbdrivewayUS 220 south of Monterey 15 miles,north of MidwayAdult BAEA perched in tree 300 yardseast of road south of Cobb drivewayLate juvenile GOEA perched in treenext to road. When observer stoppedcar and watched in for more than aminute before it flew off to the westand up a hollow. It landed in tree 500yards from the road. The head wasgolden and it had a white patch atbase of tail.
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December 29, 2008Time: 0900Time: 0930
EagleUnidentified species, ageGolden eagleAdultPen GoodallPen GoodallSouth of US 250 over Back CreekAbout 2 miles north of US 250above Goodall farm.Unidentified eagle flew south overBack Creek below the ridgeline.Adult GOEA flew over farm from westto south toward Tamarack Ridge. Itflew close and appeared to be hunting.
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December 31, 2007Time: 1530
Golden eagleadultPen Goodall About 3 miles north of US 250where Goodall farm junctionsGoodall family land.Adult GOEA on ground flew up andnortheast toward Sapling Ridge.
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January 3, 2008Time: 0930Time: 1400
Bald eagleadultGolden eagleImmature- juvenileDebora EllingtonPatti ReumUS 220 6 miles north of MontereyUS 250 east of McDowell 1 mileAdult BAEA flew from Westvacowoodlot and flew low over creed atbase of Ginseng Mountain towardBlue Grass.Juvenile GOEA flew over road neartrash station.
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January 8, 2008Time: 1400-1500
Eagles 5 totalGolden (3)2 immature1 adultbald eagles (2)immatureimmature w/ white bellyJohn Spahr Hardscrabble Road, west side ofSnowy MountainAll five eagles were flying and soaringin the wind.
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