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[Sandy Hevener <hevener@xxxxxxxxxx>]

The Highland County Eagle Survey has completed one full year of eagle 
documentation and will continue through 2007. We will post 2007 
sightings monthly. If you see something you reported is posted 
incorrectly, please let us know so we can fix the error.
Thanks, Sandy Hevener (data collector)

HIGHLAND COUNTY EAGLE SIGHTINGS JAN 1 – JAN 31 2007

Jan. 1, 2007
bald eagle
adult
Pat Shumate
East side of VA 678 approximately 7 miles south of US 250
Adult BAEA perched in tree.
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Jan. 2, 2007
Time: 1415
bald eagle
Basic III
Patti Reum
US 250 about 0.25 mile west of Back Creek
Third year bald eagle flew low across road and headed south through the 
treeline, where observer lost sight of it.
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Jan. 3, 2007
Time: 1215
golden eagle
immature
Patti Reum, Sandy Hevener
VA 644 at top of Hardscrabble Rd.
Immature GOEA flew low over ridges from west to east over slopes of 
Snowy Mt.

Time: 1400-1420
bald eagle
adult
Patti Reum, Sandy Hevener
East side Devils Backbone seen from top of SW side of Brushy Mt. and 
later from VA 642
Adult BAEA perched in tree in top of long fission on east side of 
Devil's Backbone. After about 20 minutes observers left and drove west 
on VA 640 an adult BAEA flew from the same area of Devil’s Backbone, 
over the road and south.
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Jan. 4, 2007
Time: 1500
golden eagle
adult
Deborah Huso, Frank Grimes, Conley Colaw
VA 640 north of Blue Grass 2 miles, 300 feet west of road.
GOEA soared over southern slope of Snowy Mt.
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Jan. 6, 2007
Time: 0800
bald eagle
adult
Members of Augusta Bird Club, other birders
US 250 in McDowell area
No activity details given.

Time: 0900
golden eagles (3)
immature
John Spahr, Lisa Hamilton, Alan Larner Peter VanAcker, Jo King, Sandy 
Bratton, Sara Bell, Sandy Hevener, and about 9 other birders
VA 640 near WV border east side of Snowy Mt. from Wimer Mt. Rd. west of 
O’Bryan property
Three immature GOEA appeared to hunt on east slope of Snowy Mt. They 
flew low over open pastures at the edge of tree line and periodically 
dropped to the ground. One or two pecked at something on the ground.

Time:1000
golden eagles (3)
2 adults
1 immature
Same as above
South of VA 644 below Snowy Mt.
Two adult GOEA in air south of road. The immature GOEA flew north of 
road above southern slopes of Snowy Mt.

Time: 1030
golden eagle
adult
Same as above
Top of Hardscrabble Rd. VA 644
Adult GOEA flew over west slope of Snowy Mt. from west toward east.

Time: 1400
eagles (2)
HY bald eagle
immature golden eagle
John Spahr, Lisa Hamilton, Alan Larner Peter VanAcker, Jo King, Patti 
Reum, and other birders
US 84 about 1 mile west of VA 640
Both eagles circled on the north side of road. HY BAEA kept rising, 
immature GOEA flew east.
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Jan. 8, 2007
Time: 1200
bald eagle
adult
Rick Lambert
US 220 south of Monterey about 5.2 miles in Sheila Hull’s yard.
Flock of crows harassed adult BAEA.
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Jan 9, 2007
Time: 1046
bald eagle
adult
Rick Lambert
US 220 south of Monterey about 13.3 miles
Adult BAEA perched in tree over Jackson River.
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Jan. 10, 2007
Time: 1350
bald eagle
3-year old
Carol Bandy
VA 640 about 2.5 miles north of US 250
BAEA with white tail and dark head flew up from road and perched in a 
tree to the west.

Time: 1355
bald eagle
adult
Patti Reum
US 250 about 1 mile east of VA 637
Adult bald eagle circled.
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Jan. 11, 2007
Time: 0835
bald eagle
adult
Keith Carson
East side of US 220 south of Monterey 13.4 miles
Adult BAEA perched in tree near transmission line and Jackson River.

Time: 1350
golden eagles (2)
adults
Pen Goodall
In area north of Collins Run Rd. between Goodall home and Goodall family 
cabin- about 2 miles NE of US 250 and 2 miles S of VA 642
Two adult GOEA flew up from either the ground or low in the trees. They 
circled and then rose and flew SW toward Allegheny battlefield.
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Jan. 12, 2007
Time: 1036
bald eagle
adult
Rick Lambert
US 220 south of Monterey about 12.5 miles- north of Colaw Stretch
Adult BAEA perched in tree.
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Jan.13, 2007
Time: 1400
bald eagle
adult
Sandy Botkin
East side of VA 678 about 1 mile north of US 250
Adult BAEA perched in tree. Observer went home to get camera and it was 
still perched when she returned. When she got out of car it few west 
over the Bullpasture River.
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Jan. 16, 2007
Time:
bald eagle
adult
Pat Shumate
East side of VA 678 approximately 7 miles south of US 250
Adult BAEA flew south of Shumate house.
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Jan. 20, 2007
Time: 1230
bald eagle
adult
Deborah Huso
About 0.5 mile west of VA 640 & 2.7miles north of Blue Grass, north of 
VA 644
Adult BAEA perched briefly in tree NW of house in locust tree and then 
flew south down the Blue Grass Valley.

Time: 1705
bald eagle
adult
William Leigh and three other birders
VA 644 SW of Snowy Mt. 0.5 mile west of VA 640 on Hardscrabble Rd.
Adult bald eagle, white head, white tail with dark subterminal band and 
no white on body or wings flew across road over observers.
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Jan. 21, 2007
Time: 1557
golden eagle
adult
Deborah Huso
About 0.5 mile west of VA 640 & 2.7 miles north of Blue Grass, north of 
VA 644.
Adult GOEA perched in a locust snag below house for several minutes 
before flying off to a copse of locusts and maples to the west and 
perched there.

Time:
golden eagle
immature
Debora Ellington
South of VA 626 over Ginseng Mt. about 0.5 mile west of US 220
Immature GOEA with distinct white ovals under wings flew high and 
perched on a tree more than halfway up the mountain.
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Jan. 24, 2007
Time: 1200
eagles (3?)
golden eagle
bald eagle (sub-adult)
large raptor
Sandy Bratton
East side of US 220 about 12.5 miles south of Monterey at north end of 
Colaw stretch.
GOEA perched in sycamore tree near Jackson River. A dead deer was caught 
in a cross fence. When I drove up, two large raptors flew out. One, I am 
fairly certain, was a sub-adult bald eagle. The golden perched in a 
nearby tree and had a gorgeous golden head, but did not fly so observer 
could not see his underside.

Time: 1230
bald eagle
adult
Debora Ellington
West of US 220 about 300 yards and north of VA about 300 yards at “fishbowl”
Adult BAEA and crows interacted in air above fishbowl area.

Time: 1700
bald eagle
adult
Sandy Bratton
East side of US 220 about 13.4 miles south of Monterey at transmission 
line, south end of Colaw stretch.
Huge adult BAEA bald near the transmission line flew when observer 
stopped to watch.
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Jan. 31, 2007
Time: 1730
bald eagles (2)
adults
Debora Ellington, Ske Ellington
West side of US 220 about 5.5 miles north of Monterey
Adult BAEA flew north near Steve Good’s & circled over the Westvaco wood 
yard and back toward Jack Mt. A second adult BAEA flew over car toward 
Ginseng Mt. and perched in a tree on Ginseng Mt. on Alan Puffenbarger’s 
land. The First one flew over and perched with it. Observer went home to 
get camera and only one remained. Then the perched bird flew east across 
the road and up a narrow hollow.


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