"Krider's" Red-tailed Hawk !

Or is it another (maybe not-so-rare as previously supposed) light-morph
"Harlan's" Red-tailed Hawk? Well, in either case, what I believe to be the
same bird is back on winter territory just east of the Kennewick city limits
along SR 397 for the 7th consecutive year.

My 1987 edition of Clark & Wheeler's HAWKS indicates that light-morph
"Harlan's" Red-tailed Hawk is "very rare".

Can anyone tell me what "very rare" means in terms of the likelyhood of
three such birds being simutaniously reported in widely seperated areas of
Washington state currently?

Dennis Rockwell Kennewick, WA dennis.rockwell at gte.net

"Time wounds all heels."
Groucho Marx 1895-1977