Matt Prater & I spotted a mostly albino Red-tailed Hawk today while traveling on Parker Road south of Roellen in Dyer County. The bird was spotted along Parker Road about 1/4 mile south of the jct. with Hwy. 104 in Roellen in Dyer County. I was driving and Matt said "what is this white bird flying towards us?". I couldn't see the bird so I pulled over and grabbed my binoculars just as the bird was flying away from us. It was approximately 50 yards away when I first looked at it and the bird was pure white above with the exception of the typical red tail feathers. It flew a short distance and landed in an oak tree approximately 100 yards away and we put the scope on it. It was facing us and the bird was solid white feathered from the front. The yellow feet, yellow base of the bill, and darker tip of the bill really stood out with the rest of the bird being so white. This bird was a real treat to see. Hopefully he'll stick around for the winter. I've seen some partially albino Red-tails before but this one was by far the Snow White of the ones that I've seen. We also made a quick glance across Lauderdale Waterfowl Refuge at Halls in Lauderdale County and didn't see a single duck or goose. It's a little early yet and we were there at mid-day as well but things should start getting busy there later on this month. Good birding, Mark Greene Trenton, TN Gibson County =================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 _____________________________________________________________