On Tue, 22 Aug 1995, Dean Wampler wrote:
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> I will. It occurred to me that this might be a VERY light redtail. It would
> be a thrill. [snip...]

Dean--

Last night I had occasion to call Steve Layman,long time raptor rehabber
and falconer who lives on Whidbey Island..in the course of our chat I
mentioned the beautiful white retail in the NAFA newsletter...he said he
and his son, also a falconer, have been watching a white female redtail
for the last 5 years or so..he added that while she is definitely white, she
hasn't produced any white hawks like herself as far as he could determine.
If yours is a white redtail, it's even more rare than a kite sighting..
It also may have been passing through..hopefully headed for the Nisqually
Delta..sighh-hhh..

Tom