HIGHLAND CO.

EAGLE SIGHTINGS August 1 – November 30 2009

August 2, 2009
2 Time: 1115 Bald eagles (2) Carol Bandy West side VA 640 about 0.5 mile Adult and immature BE in trees on
Adult south of VA 639 fence post on Rexrode and Wrner
immature properties.
August 3, 2009
4 Time:1330 Bald eagle Keith Carson US 220 about 5.5 miles north of Juvenile BE flew across road NE near
juvenile US 250 site of nest tree that was cut down.
August 5, 2009
1 Time: 1600 Bald eagle Keith Carson North side VA 644 east of VA 643 Adult BE flew from east and perched in
adult about 1 mile north of road shagbark hickory less than 100 feet
from Carson house. It perched several
minutes picking at its talons, then flew
SW.
August 7, 2009
Time: 1230 Bald eagle Keith Carson West of VA 640 & Ruckman Lane Adult BE perched in tree close to road.
adult
August 8, 2009
1 Time: 0750-0815 Bald eagle Keith Carson North of VA 644/Hardscrabble Rd Juvenile BE perched in tree.
Juvenile About 1 mile north of road
SW of Carson house, on Warner
property

1 Time: 1100 Bald eagle Keith Carson One mile north of VA 644 Juvenile BE flew over Steve Ralston
Juvenile Hardscrabble Rd house NW.

Time: 1330 Bald eagle Keith Carson One mile north of VA 644 Adult BE perched in same dead tree
1 adult as juvenile BE did in morning.
August 9, 2009
1 Time: 0640 Bald eagle Keith Carson One mile north of VA 644 above Juvenile BE flew to south from Carson
juvenile Carson residence on Snowy Mtn house toward Goog Colaw house

1 Time: 0700 bald eagle

juvenile
Keith Carson One mile north of VA 644 above
Carson residence on Snowy Mtn
Juvenile BE perched in dead tree on
Goog Colaw farm SSW Carson house

1 Time: 0730 bald eagle Keith Carson One mile north of VA 644 above Juvenile BE flew north from Colaw
juvenile Carson residence on Snowy Mtn farm to Mark Warner farm
 Time: 0830 Bald eagle Carol Bandy VA 640 south of VA 639 Adult BE perched in snag just south of
2 adult Bandy home.

Time: 1000 Bald eagles (3) Patti Reum East side VA 640 in New Hamden Three BE circled high and kept rising
2 adults over Reum’s house in New Hampden
2nd year
August 10, 2009
2 Time 1300 Bald eagles 3) Carol Bandy West side VA 640 north of VA 639 Adult and two immature BE ate carrion
Adult on Bandy farm.
2 immature

Time: 1515 Bald eagles (3) Patti Reum VA 638 about 0.5 mile east of VA Two adult BE perched on north side of
3 adults 640 from Mad Maggie cottage. road near river, then one flew west.
First year The first year BE flew low over Iris
Hooke’ house east of cottage. Vultures
circled above.

Time 1630
3 Bald eagle
First year
Patti Reum VA 638 about 0.5 mile east of VA
640 from Mad Maggie cottage.
First year BE flew again.

Time: 1640 Bald eagle Patti Reum VA 638 about 0.5 mile east of VA Second year BE flew over.
3 2nd year 640 from Mad Maggie cottage.
August 11, 2009
2 Time: 0650 Bald eagle Carol Bandy VA 640 & 639 Bandy’s house Immature BE ate on carrion
immature (Blue Grass Rd & Snyder Lane)
August 12, 2009
2 Time: 1300 Bald eagles (3) Carol Bandy West side VA 640 south of VA 639 Two adult and one immature BE ate
2 adults on Griswald property carrion.
immature
August 13, 2009
2 Time: 0910 Bald eagles (3) Carol Bandy VA 640 south of VA 639 Blue Adult BE perched in snag south of
Adult Grass Valley Rd. Bandy home, two immature BE
2 immature perched on Griswald property.

Time: 0949 Bald eagle Lisa Kodger VA 832 about 0.5 mile south of VA Adult BE perched in tree in hayfield.
Adult 629 Rich Hills area

1 Time: 1000-1010 Bald eagle Keith Carson North of VA 644 between VA 640 Juvenile BE flew over south of house.
Juvenile & VA 643 Ten minutes later juvenile BE soared
over Blue Grass. (Same BE ?)

Time: 1600 Bald eagle Keith Carson North of VA 644 between VA 640 Adult BE soared over NW corner of
1 adult & VA 643 Carson property then short time later
 adult BE perched in tree 1000 feet east
of house for two hours then left just
before dark.
August 14, 2009
1 Time: 0730 Bald eagle Keith Carson North of VA 644 between VA 640 Juvenile BE flew over Carson house
Juvenile & VA 643 SSW.

1 Time: 1130 Bald eagle

Adult
Keith Carson North of VA 644 between VA 640
& VA 643
Adult BE soared over house.

Time: 1600 Keith Carson North of VA 644 between VA 640 One juvenile BE was on the ground
1 Bald eagles(2) & VA 643 near Carson driveway south of house.
juveniles Second juvenile BE soared over trees
east.
August 16, 2009
Keith Carson North of VA 644 between VA 640 Two juvenile BE perched in same tree
1 Time: 0700-0900 Bald eagles (2)
juveniles
& VA 643 SE of Carson house , one wit5h
distinct white patch on chest.

Bald eagles (3) Patti Reum and VSO board North of VA 644 between VA 640 Second year perched on fence post.
1 Time: 0900 2nd year members & VA 644 Near Keith Carson Immature BE flew above. Juvenile BE
Juvenile house flew south.
Immature

Bald eagles (5) Carol Bandy VA 640 west of Ernie Jordan’s Adult and four immature BE ate on
2 Time: 0940 Adult
4 immature
driveway about 0.8 mile south of
VA 639
carrion.

1 Time: 1000 Bald eagle Keith Carson North of VA 644 between VA 640 Juvenile BE flew over house and SW
Juvenile & VA 643 up the Blue Grass Valley.

Time: 1700 Bald eagles (2) Keith Carson North of VA 644 between VA 640 One juvenile BE perched in tree SW of
1 juveniles & VA 643 house while second flew nearby.

August 17, 2009

2 Time: 0730 Bald eagle Carol Bandy VA 640 south of VA 639 south of Adult BE perched in snag tree.
Adult Bandy home

1 Time:0830-0850 Bald eagle

Juvenile
Keith Carson North of VA 644 between VA 640
& VA 643
Juvenile BE perched in tree

5 Time1840 Bald eagle Carol Bandy East side of US 220 south of Adult BE perched in snag tree.
 Adult Monterey 5.4 miles

1 Time: 1200 Bald eagle Keith Carson North of VA 644 between VA 640 Juvenile BE flew across Carson
juvenile & VA 643 property just south of the house.
August 18, 2009
2 Time: 0740 Bald eagle Carol Bandy VA 640 about 0.5 mile south of VA Adult BE perched in snag tree.
Adult 639 just south of Bandy home
Juvenile BE flew past house E to W.
1 Time: 0925 Bald eagle
juvenile
Keith Carson North of VA 644 between VA 640
& VA 643
August 19, 2009
Time: 1330 Bald eagle Keith Carson North of VA 644 between VA 640 Second year BE flew north over field
2nd. Year
1 & VA 643 just south of Crooks’ nest.

Bald eagle Patti Reum VA 678 about 5 miles south of Juvenile BE flew out of trees east of
9 Time: 1400 Juvenile McDowell, east side of road driveway.

Time: 1600 Bald eagle Keith Carson North of VA 644 between VA 640 Adult BE perched in locust tree 100
1 Adult & VA 643 yards south of house. It flew SE when
observer tried to go on deck to
photograph it, It landed in top of a tree
on property just south of Carson.
1 Time: 1900 Bald eagle Keith Carson North of VA 644 between VA 640 Juvenile BE flew over east ridge and
juvenile & VA 643 perched in tree on property east of
house.
August 20, 20
1 Time: 1230 Bald eagles (2) Keith Carson North of VA 644 between VA 640 Juvenile BE soared over house and
juveniles & VA 643 then to the east where a second
juvenile BE soared. It continued flying
east

2 Time: 1530 Eagles (4) Carol Bandy West side VA 640 south of VA 639 Juvenile GE, adult BE and two
Bald eagles (3) on Bardon Warner property immature BE ate carrion.
Adult
2 immature
Golden eagle
juvenile
August 21, 2009
2 Time 0820 Bald eagles (11) Carol Bandy West side VA 640 south of VA 639 Two adult BE and nine immature BE
2 adults on Bardon Warner property ate carrion.
9 immature
 August 22, 2009
1 Time: 1000 Bald eagle John Koger US 84 in Mill Gap Adult BE perched in snag north of
Adult Richard Simmons” house just north of
Raritan grounds. It perched for at least
an hour.
August 24, 2009
1 Time: 1820 Bald eagle Keith Carson North of VA 644 between VA 640 Juvenile BE perched in tree on east
juvenile & VA 643 ridge, same tree used by adult BE
earlier this month.
August 27, 2009
1 Time: 1930 Bald eagle Keith Carson North of VA 644 between VA 640 Adult BE flew from west to east near
adult & VA 643 house and landed on east ridge.
August 28, 2009
2 Time:0745 Bald eagle Carol Bandy VA 640 Blue Grass Valley Rd. Adult BE perched in snag tree.
adult south of VA 639
August 29, 2009
2 Time: 0715 Bald eagle Carol Bandy \VA 640 Blue Grass Valley Rd. Adult BE perched in snag south of
adult south of VA 639 Bandy home.
August 30, 2009
2 Time: 0915 Bald eagle Carol Bandy West side VA 640 Blue Grass Adult BE perched in large tree on
adult Valley Rd. south of VA 639 Warner property.
Sept. 1, 2009
Time: 141513 Bald eagle Sandy Bodkin VA 654 Doe Hill Rd. about 4 miles Adult BE flew from west to east across
adult north of McDowell the road and perched in tree. Then it
flew to the river.
Sept. 8, 2009 Bald eagles (2)
2 Time:1010 adult Carol Bandy West side VA 640 Blue Grass Immature and adult BE ate on carrion.
Immature Valley Rd. south of VA 639
Time: 1615
2 Bald eagles (6)
Adult
Carol Bandy West side VA 640 blue Grass
Valley d. south of VA 639
All six BE ate on same carrion as
above.
5 immature
Sept. 10, 2009
1 Time Bald eagles (6) Keith Carson North of VA 644 between VA 640 Two adult and four juvenile BE on the
2 adult & VA 643 ground and in air south of house in
2 juvenile pasture feeding on dead groundhog.
Sept.13, 2009
Time 0949 Bald eagle Lisa Kodger VA 631 about 0.5 mile south of VA Adult BE perched in tree in hayfield
adult 629 Rich Hills area behind Kodger house.
Sept. 15, 2009
1 Time: 1723 Bald eagle Nancy Witchy West of VA 644 & VA643 Abrogast Adult BE perched in tree
adult farm
Sept. 16, 2009
2 Time:0830 Bald eagle Carol Bandy East side VA 640 Blue Grass Immature BE perched in snag near
 Immature Valley Rd. south of VA 639 Jordan mailbox

Time; 1515 Bald eagle Carol Bandy West side VA 640 Blue Grass Adult BE perched in snag on Warner
2 adult Valley Rd. south of VA 639 t property

Sept. 18, 2009

2 Time: 1000 Bald eagle Carol Bandy Junction of VA 640 & VA 639 Immature BE flew over Bandy farm
Immature

2 Time: 1515 Bald eagle

adult
Carol Bandy West side VA 640 Blue Grass
Valley Rd. south of VA 639
Adult BE perched in snag on Warner
property.

Sept. 21, 2009

2 Time: 1630 Bald eagle Carol Bandy West side VA 640 south of VA 639 Immature BE perched in snag on
immature Warner property.
Sept. 22, 2009
2 Time:1000 Bald eagle Carol Bandy West side VA 640 south of VA 639 Immature BE perched in snag on
adult Warner property.
Sept.23, 2009
Time: 1000 Eagles (8) Sharon Hevener North side US 250 about 0.5 mile Adult and seven immature BE ate on
Adult west of VA 640 behind Clay fawn carcass.
7 immature Hamilton house

Time: 1730 Bald eagle Carolyn Pohowsky

adult South side US 250 about 0-2 mile Adult BE perched on fence post near
West of VA 640 Jacob Hevener’s pond.
Sept. 25, 2009
2 Time: 0900 Bald eagle Carol Bandy Junction of VA 640 & VA 639 Immature BE flew east over Bandy
immature home.

Time: 1130 Bald eagle Patti Reum VA 640 near VA 641 Ruckman LA Adult BE flew low from west to east.
adult
Sept. 27, 2009
2 Time:0730 Bald eagles (2) Carol Bandy VA 640 at VA 639 Two immature BE ate on carrion on
2 immature Blue Grass Valley Rd.
October 2, 2009
1 Time:0900 Bald eagle Keith Carson North of VA 644 between VA 640 Juvenile BE flew from driveway south
juvenile & VA 643 of house and flew NW when observer
drove past.
October 3, 2009
2 Time:0745 Bald eagle Carol Bandy East side of VA 640 south of VA Immature BE flew east.
immature 639 near Jordan mailbox
 October 4, 2009
1 Time: 1215 Bald eagle Keith Carson North of VA 644 between VA 640 Juvenile BE flew north up hollow
Juvenile & VA 643 toward Snowy Mtn.

1 Time:1230 Bald eagles (2)

Juveniles
Keith Carson North of VA 644 between VA 640
& VA 643
Two juvenile BE soared over field SW
of house and vocalized

Time:1430 Keith Carson North of VA 644 between VA 640 Two adult BE flew from same tree in
1 Bald eagles (2) &VA 643 field SW of house, soared S and
adults moved E.
October 5, 2009
2 Time: 1100 Bald eagle Carol Bandy West side VA 640 south of VA 639 Adult BE perched on fence post next to
adult river.
October 12, 2009
1 Time: 1400 Bald eagle Keith Carson North of VA 844 between VA 640 Juvenile BE perched in dead tree
juvenile & VA 643 south of house on top of Goog Colaw
hill.
October 14, 2009
5 Time: 0830 Bald eagles (2) Keith Carson East side US 220 south of Adult BE flew up from roadside. The
Adults Monterey 4.5 miles second perched in the usual tree
6 Time: 0900
Bald eagles (2) Liz Delahoussaye East side US 220 south of
above the Jackson River.

Adult Monterey about 8 miles Adult and juvenile BE on ground next

juvenile to trout ponds.
6 Time: 0900 Bald eagles (2) Keith Carson
East side US 220 south of
Monterey about 8 miles Adult and juvenile BE sitting on ground
Adult next to trout pools.
Juvenile

5 Time: 1030 Bald eagle Keith Carson East side US 220 south of Adult BE perched in tree over Jackson
Adult Monterey 4.5 miles River.

2 Time:
Bald eagle Patti Reum VA 640 about 1.5 miles south of Fourth year BE circled over Bubba
4th year VA 639 Moyers house, road kill in road.

5 Time: Bald eagle Liz Delahoussaye East side US 220 south of Bald eagle perched in a tree over the
Monterey 4.5 miles road and a dead raccoon was in the
road below.
Oct. 17, 2009
Time: 0940 Bald eagle John Koger US 84 0.5 mile south of Mill Gap Immature BE perched in tree.
immature Store
 Oct. 18, 2009
5 Time: 0945 Bald eagle Keith Carson East side US 220 south of Adult BE perched in tree next to
adult Monterey 16 miles near Bath Co. Bratton perch tree on Jackson River.
line

Oct, 20, 2009 Eagles (4) NE Blue Grass, near Devil’s Two adult BE and adult GE circled low
1 Time:1230 Golden eagle Patti Reum Backbone VA 640 near Devil’s Backbone. The younger
Adult bald flew nearby.
Bald eagles
2 adults
3rd year
1 Time: 1300 Bald eagle Keith Carson North of VA 644 between VA 640 Adult BE circled over wind turbine,
Adult & VA 643 disappeared below into trees to NW,
toward Lantz Mtn.

Time: 153 Bald eagles (3) Patti Reum In New Hampden- VA 640 about Three adult BE flew low over ,
Adults 0.5 mile south of VA 642 interacting and making plenty little
pathetic cries. The circled higher until
out of sight.
Time: 1600
2 Bald eagle Carol Bandy Over mountain north of VA 640 & Immature BE soared north of Bandy
Immature VA 639 home.

Time: 1800 Bald eagle Carol Bandy VA 640 at VA 639 Immature BE soared east of Bandy
2 immature home.

Oct. 21, 2009

1 Time: 0930 Bald eagle Keith Carson North of VA 644 between VA 640 Juvenile BE flew east to west south of
Juvenile & VA 643 Carson house

Bald eagles (4) Ed Lawler via Allen Larner VA 654 Doe Hill Rd. several miles The juvenile and 3rd year BE fed on
Time:
4th year north of US 250 McDowell something in the field. The 4th year
3rd year moved in to take over. Then a 2nd year
2nd year bird (white belly) challenged. Finally
Juvenile the oldest bird flew off with the meal.

Oct. 25, 2009

1 Time: 0800 Bald eagle Keith Carson North of VA 644 between VA 640 Juvenile BE perched in shagbark
juvenile & VA 643 hickory just west of solar PV array. It
flew when observer walked to window.
 October 28, 2009
2 Time: 1045 Bald eagles (3) Carol Bandy West side of VA 640 south of Three immature BE circled north over
3 immature VA639 Griswald property.

Nov. 2, 2009
2 Time: 0930 Bald eagle Carol Bandy South of Bandy home on VA 640, Immature BE perched in snag.
immature south of VA 639
Nov. 6, 2009
Time: 1240 Bald eagle John Koger US 84 Mill Gap Adult BE flew high with two hawks
adult southern direction, then BE turned and
flew north.
Nov. 7, 2009
1 Time: 1000 Bald eagles (3) Keith Carson North of VA 644 between VA 640 Adult and two juvenile BE flew around
Adult & VA 643 house and up toward wet side of
2 juveniles Snowy Mtn.
Nov. 13, 2009
Time 1100 Golden eagle Dave Steffen VA 600 1.5 miles south of US 250 GE circled along Allegheny Mt slowly
17 S 0616479E 4255422N in a northerly direction toward Red Oak
Knob.
Nov. 14, 2009
Time 1000 Golden eagle David White US 250 & VA 640 at Hightown Second year GE circled above.
2nd year
Nov. 16, 2009
1 Time: 0830-0930 Bald eagle Keith Carson North of VA 644 between VA 640 Juvenile BE perched in locust tree
Juvenile & VA 643 near driveway. It flew when observer
drove out.

Golden Eagle Gary Allport and others at owl NE of VA 601 about 1 mile S of US Adult GE flew over.
10 Time: 1130 Adult banding outing 250 on Bear Mountain

Time: for 4 hours Bald eagles (5) Patti Reum VA 640 about 1.5 miles south of Five eagles circled and interacted for
Adult Blue Grass in New Hampden more than four hours sometimes very
3 first year low.
immature
Nov. 17, 2009
1 Time:0815 Bald eagle Keith Carson North of VA 644 between VA 640 Adult BE flew past east windows of
Adult & VA 643 house and north toward Snowy Mtn.
Nov. 18, 2009
1 Time: 1330 Bald eagles (3) Keith Carson North of VA 644 between VA 640 Adult BE with bright white tail flew past
2 Adults & VA 643 east side of house SSW and perched
juvenile on tree in Goog Colaw’s pasture to the
south. It landed next to a second adult
BE, stayed briefly and flew to nearby
tree and perched. Juvenile BE flew by
 east side of house and N toward
Snowy Mtn.

Nov. 21, 2009

4 Time: morning Golden eagle Ed Higby US 220 5.5 miles north of Adult GE perched at trout hatchery.
adult Monterey

Nov. 22, 2009

1 Time 1145 Bald eagle Keith Carson North of VA 644 between VA 640 Juvenile BE soared bright S of house
Juvenile & VA 643 then flew E into Paul Colaw’s hollow.
Nov. 24, 1009
Time: 1000 Bald eagles (3) John Koger US 84 Mill Gap First BE was flying northward, got
young overhead and abruptly turned and flew
eastward. The second flew up the
valley, northward about 2 minntes
later. The third , a few minutes later
flew to a tree and perched.
Nov. 27, 2009
1 Time:1200 Bald eagle Keith Carson North of VA 644 between VA 640 BE with mostly white tail and dark
3rd or 4th year & VA 643 band at tip soared south of house.
Nov. 28, 2009
1 Time: midday Golden eagle Allen Bryant VA 643 between VA 640 & VA 644 No activity report
Immature

1 Time: midday
Bald eagles (3)
adult
Allen Bryant VA 644, VA 643 & VA 640 at foot
of Snowy Mtn.
No activity report

2 immature
Nov. 30, 2009
Time: 1145 Golden eagle Keith Carson North of VA 644 between VA 640 Juvenile GE perched in locust tree 50
1 juvenile & VA 643 yards S of house, flew E toward Huso
house and then N toward Snowy Mtn.