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["Patti Reum" <bearmountain@xxxxxxxxxx>]

With the beautiful warm weather and clear skies, I decided to look for eagles 
today and Sandy Hevener joined me on this trip.  We wanted to scout out the 
Snowy Mountain Area and also the backside of Devil'sBackbone from a vantage 
point on the top of High Valley.  
12:15 pm 1 immature Golden Eagle soaring over the high knob of Snowy Mt, viewed 
from Rt. 644 (top of Hardscrabble Rd)
From this vantage point, we also saw 1 Red-tailed Hawk, 2 Northern 
Harriers(it's possible we saw the same bird twice), and 1 unidentified raptor.
2:00-2:30 pm. I mature Bald Eagle perched in tree in depression along Devil's 
Backbone.  Stayed there for about 20 minutes, then when we were driving south 
on 640 just about a mile past the Forks of Water, we saw presumably the same 
bird fly from the Backbone, over the road and river and head south.
Other birds we spotted (we were not looking for large numbers, just whatever we 
happened to see on our route):
Tufted Titmouse
Black-capped Chickadee
Ruffed Grouse
Raven
American Crow
Mourning Doves
4 Red-tailed hawks
4 Eastern Meadowlarks (beautiful yellow breasts, perched in trees)
Eastern Bluebird
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Patti Reum 

Patti Reum 
Bear Mountain Farm and Wilderness Retreat
2599 Bear Mountain Rd.
Monterey, VA. 24465
www.mountain-retreat.com