This is the area where in past winters a white gyrfalcon has been reported. I know someone when to check it out and it was an albino red-tail. Perhaps it is the same bird?
Mike Donahue
Seattle


On Mon, 6 Oct 2003 hughbirder at bigzoo.net wrote:

> I am at the office of the East Lake Washington Audubon office on Monday
> mornings. There was a message on the phone answering machine regarding
> sighting Snowy Owls near North Bend. The name of the person leaving the
> message was not clear and she did not leave a phone number. She reported
> that she saw a Snowy Owl at exit 25 from I-90. She had binocs and said she
> got a good look. She then went to exit 27 and saw a female Snowy Owl
> there. Has anyone else seen these birds and can verify the sightings?
> HUgh Jennings
> Bellevue, WA
> hughbirder at bigzoo.net
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