All, Richard Kirk, non game coordinator for TWRA, has spoken with the falconer and clarified that the white red-tailed hawk in question is a bird that cannot be taken for falconry. Only "passage" birds are eligible; a passage bird is a first year bird, and the white red-tails we know of in the area are all older birds. Bob Hatcher mentioned the first year reg. and Scott Somershoe, state ornithologist, may explain the regulations further in another post. But there is no prohibition from taking a white or albino first year bird. TWRA policy is set by their Commission. The members of the commission, including Governor Phil Bredsen and TDEC commissioner Jim Fyke, are listed on the TWRA web site. Any comments concerning policy should be directed their way. Thanks to all who responded. PS: I just got a call that the white red-tail, let's not give her a name, is in view on hwy. 96 west in western Williamson County. Richard Connors President 2007- 2009 Tennessee Ornithological Society 603 Barrywood Drive Nashville TN 37220 (615)832-0521 (615)330-7142 cell **************************************Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001) =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx _____________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. ______________________________________________________________ TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ EXCELLENT MAP RESOURCES Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________