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VA mountains: Roanoke area
- To: carolinabirds@duke.edu
- Subject: VA mountains: Roanoke area
- From: Paula Jeannet Mangiafico <paula.mangiafico@duke.edu>
- Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 10:12:37 -0400
- In-Reply-To: <p04320402b7f1e49407f9@[152.3.85.229]>
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
Went for a long weekend to the Roanoke/Blue Ridge Pkway area. Didn't get a
chance to do any birding per se (bad weather, small child), but while
driving the Blue Ridge Pkway near Peaks of Otter Sunday morning had
beautiful sighting of a flock of wild turkeys (about 10). They were
foraging on a dirt side road near the main road. Also saw what was probably
a red-tail hawk swooping down and then tussling with a squirrel by the
roadway! Both were startled by the car and the squirrel got away. Sorry,
Hawk!
Off-topic for a moment: Also saw deer, of course; I was struck by how large
they were compared to the deer I usually see around the Triangle. Is this
just coincidence?
Cheers,
Paula Mangiafico
Durham, NC