Howdy,
It is possible that your bird could be a sub-adult Bald Eagle. I
have seen them in transition plumage --- mostly white!

Cheers and have the happiest,
Maureen Ellis me2 at u.washington.edu U of WA & Burien-Seahurst Park, WA

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On 23 Dec 1999, Michael Donahue wrote:

> Reply to: RE: Albino hawk
> One of the **many** things I learned in Bud Anderson's hawk class is that the head shape of red-tailed and rough-legged hawks are different. The rough-legged hawk has a very rounded head: it looks like a tennis ball with a beak stuck on it. Start looking at buteo head shapes; with a little practice I think this is a very good field mark to use.
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