[bcbirdclub] 4 Golden Eagles, Loggerhead Shrike, 2 Eastern Screech-Owls Russell Co. VA
- From: Thomas Hunter <opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Bristol Birds <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, buchanan co bc <bcbirdclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, virginia birds <va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2013 16:51:19 -0800 (PST)
This morning I birded the Elk Garden, Corn Valley, Mountain Road and Clifton
Farm Road areas of Russell County. It was a great morning of birding. At Elk
Garden there was a Loggerhead Shrike, in Corn Valley there were two immature
Golden Eagles soaring high above Beartown Mountain. On Mountain Road the
Eastern Screech-Owl known as Peggy's Owl was at home. In the Clifton Farm area
I saw a Golden Eagle perched in a tree next to the road. It was about 1/4 mile
away but as soon as I parked the truck close to the tree it flew across the
road and began soaring over the field. It continued soaring over the field for
at least 5 minutes then it dived towards the ridge and a second Golden Eagle
took flight and eventually followed the first over the ridge line. A few
minutes later I saw the second Eastern Screech-Owl perched in a hole in a
Locust tree. I have 4 photographs posted at pbase at the following link
http://www.pbase.com/opiehunter/sunday_birding
Tom Hunter
Russell County Bird Club
Lebanon, VA
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