First bird that comes to mind matching that description is Whooping Crane!?!!??!? Several possible whoopers were reported in eastern Washington last spring. I never saw a followup on that sighting.

Barry Ulman
Bellingham, WA.


On Jul 19, 2011, at 2:37 PM, Martha Jordan wrote:

> What bird would be flying in eastern Washington over the Columbia River.
> All white with black wingtips, a quite large bird.
> The person reporting this says it is not a white pelican.
>
> Any other ideas?
>
> Martha Jordan
>
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