[bcbirdclub] Re: Yet Another Golden Eagle
- From: "Bob" <bebirding@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bcbirdclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 17:40:57 -0500
Hi Jerry,
I do not know how many of the birds are in the area this winter but I will
tell you that this year was a high count for the Blackford CBC. The
question is is this a high number of eagles or do we have better bird
watchers in the field who can detect these raptors better. Russell County
has records of the eagles dating back to the 60s and the 70s and I have seen
receipts where bounties were paid to trappers by sheep farmers to rid the
winter skies of the eagles in Russell county. I will not tell you the names
of the people who paid the bounties because they ask that I not tell because
now it is something that they are not proud of but in those days it was a
normal thing to do to protect their sheep. Traps would be placed on
perching poles and the eagles would sit down to perch on the poles to hunt
and then get trapped. A tap on the head and the trapper would earn 25.00 to
50.00 dollars an eagle depending on who was paying. So I know this is not a
good answer but based on my own observations and the history of the bounty I
think we have a good number of the eagles that winter in our area. I have
often told birders who visit Russell County that any big black bird in the
sky could very well be a Golden Eagle.
Bob(Bebirding)Riggs
Lebanon, Va.
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[mailto:bcbirdclub-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jerry Thornhill
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 2:07 PM
To: bcbirdclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bcbirdclub] Yet Another Golden Eagle
I had an adult Golden Eagle on US Route 19 just north of the Elk Garden
School. I saw a large bird perched in a tree on the hillside on the east
side of the road and pulled into a crossover to investigate. As soon as I
got the glasses on it, I confirmed that it was a Golden Eagle. I had only
watched a few seconds when it took flight giving some great looks. It began
to circle gaining altitude and soon disappeared over the top of the hill.
I wonder just how many individuals are in this area this winter.
Jerry
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