Is this something that is common with native americans?

ok i admit i don't know how much native american blood i have but i've always felt it as a small child and felt close to nature and animals. so right before my mom died i found out i'm part cherokee like maybe 1/4th and maybe more on my dad's side since his mom was from north carolina and she looked cherokee and had some interesting names in her geneology book. anyway, right before i travel anywhere i notice either big hawks or eagles that circle around and i see them as my "travel birds" and it's always right before i go on a trip. i know it sounds hokey but is this anything familiar to anyone else with native blood? i feel cuckoo sometimes with the stuff i see/feel but i know it's from my native blood which i'm very proud of.