[Bristol-Birds] Re: John Sevier Lake
- From: Bill Cawood <b_cawood@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: shubley@xxxxxxx, bristol-birds <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 18:22:27 -0800 (PST)
Birders,
I had a very close encounter with a Cooper's Hawk today.
The cafeteria staff at Powell Valley High School, where I teach, ran to get me
today as a ahwk was being mobbed by some crows and was actually knocked down.
They thought I should "save it". As I suspected, when I got there the coop had
gotten away.
At 5:15 this afternoon, I was grading some papers and the Coop chased a
starling into my window! The hawk scabbled after the bird and then flew onto
an outdoor light where it sat for several minutes while I watched. When the
light came on, the bird spooked and went out of my sight.
Bill Cawood, Big Stone Gap, VA
----- Original Message ----
From: Susan Hubley <shubley@xxxxxxx>
To: bristol-birds <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 6:33:04 PM
Subject: [Bristol-Birds] John Sevier Lake
2/21/06 late afternoon highlights:
Double-crested Cormorant (5)
Great Blue Heron (7 in heronry)
American Wigeon (1 male)
Northern Shoveler (1 pair)
Gadwall (5)
American Kestrel (male) having dinner at the feeders
Ring-billed Gulls (100+)
Tree Swallows (first appearance last year 2/20/05)
Red-winged Blackbirds
2/18/06
Mike watched 2 Ospreys, one spent most of the daylight hours perched in a
tree in yard
(I was on a whirlwind four-day trip to NM for Rosy-finches)
Question: Have several NC birding friends who want to see the Red Crossbills
at Roan Mountain. Has anyone seen any lately? Anytime of the year better than
another?
Susan Hubley
Rogersville, Hawkins County
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