yes ive seen one pair of osprey, but there is a huge difference if youve worked with birds of prey under fed gov pros (TWRA doesnt count in my book, and thats even next to DNR, as they cant tell differences between most animals only remotely similar looking even when different species), and seen next to each other having worked with multiple types. you can also find bald eagles around sevier county as seen them soaring over and "fishing" or skimming, and feeding on roadkill and one dead from (most dont realize bald eagles are found nowadays to be more scavengers, and why they get hit by cars), out in mountains more. ive seen kestrels around here, and they are tiny, and not nearly as large as sometimes similar looking peregrines (i actually only remember actually seeing one peregrine, but hear them around town were city pigeons are). i bird watch.. it gives me the illusion of freedom! lol i also used to do falconry (which is a true sport, not just blasting away with a high powered long range gun), and had a very large peregrine falcon.. what oddly first got me interested in pigeons then chickens maybe even.
