Deborah,
The reason my first reaction was Mourning Dove was because it was about
the size of a Mourning Dove and had a long pointed tail like a Mourning
Dove. In fact I think it was longer and more pointed but the body was a
bit slighter. Obviously I can't be exactly sure of the size as I was
going 60 mph and it was not near anything of comparable size for
comparison. It was definitely smaller than a subcompact car. :-)
I hope you're not interested because you're missing a friend.

On Thu, 16 Oct 1997, Deborah Wisti-Peterson wrote:

> Jim Elder (jime at eskimo.com) observed;
>
> "Also of interest was some kind of parrot relative flying erratically over
> I-5 in North Seattle on my way home last night. It was mostly white or
> perhaps cream colored. My best guess is a cockatiel. My first thought
> was Mourning Dove but as I got closer (It almost ran into the car in front
> of me) it was clearly an exotic escapee."
>
> how big was this bird? was the tail long and pointed or medium-length
> and rounded?
>
> Deborah Wisti-Peterson email:nyneve at u.washington.edu
> Department of Zoology, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash, USA
> Visit me on the web: http://weber.u.washington.edu/~nyneve/
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>

Jim Elder (jime at eskimo.com)
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