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Date: | Thu, 27 Dec 2007 06:48:09 -0800 |
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Yesterday while out trail riding around 11:30 am, I spotted two adult
eagles sitting on a tree branch side by side along the Chagrin River in
Willoughby Hills. I know these two birds as I watched them raise a
youngster in the spring who now is spotted along Lakeshore Blvd quite
often. They sat for at least a half hour and then flew off heading north
along the Chagrin River toward the lake. In late afternoon, a wonderful
hawk was seen flying in the field across the street from my house. He
landed on top of a light pole where I was able to grab my binoculars
for a good look. It was fascinating to see him scanning the field
looking for his prey as he turned his head from side to side. At first I
thought it was a red-tailed hawk, but after looking through the glasses,
I couldn't quite make out the species. He was bigger than a red tail,
brown with white patches on this back. When he turned his head, I saw
that his head was brown but had white stripes or streaks
extending outward toward his back. I'm going to check the field guide
on this, but I don't think it was a red tail although there are more
than ever around right now. I spot them every day along freeways, on
telephone wires, yesterday there was one on a tree near the railroad
tracks in Eastlake going towards Target. They seem to be thriving.
Joan M. Scharf
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