>From home, this morning, the day looked favorable for a possible early eagle sighting. Fairly clear, light breeze from the south. I started observation at Mt. Pleasant with the intention of doing 2-3 hours. I forgot my heavy coat, however, and the wind up there was singing, literally. So I decided to try to hold out for an hour. Two HORNED LARKS were also singing, and about 18 SNOW BUNTINGS flew by going south. A local RED-TAILED HAWK soared about, and 12 AMER. CROWS moved here and there. After 55 minutes, I was dreaming of hot tea and soup, when a large, dark bird appeared to the SW. Even with a vibrating scope, I got good looks at an adult GOLDEN EAGLE as it moved to the NE. I was so excited that tears were almost running down my leg. A few minutes after the first eagle passed, a second GOLDEN EAGLE came out of the SW, on the same line as the first, and soared in the same direction. Prevailing wind was from the south to SSE.
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