Speculation was the bird was well over 20 years old. I last saw it in an unusual spot, but not far from its normal hunting ground. Other than having seen it roughly every two weeks since 2000, and that it was seen with young this last breeding season, I have nothing else, except regrets about its loss.
Asher Hockett On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 10:15 AM, Frank Darrow <[email protected]>wrote: > The white Red-tailed Hawk that has been seen in the Comfort Road -- > Miller Road area in Danby was found dead in a nearby resident's wood pile > yesterday. For several days the bird had been reportedly acting strangely, > allowing itself to be approached more closely than normal and often being on > or near ground level. The bird has a band and is being taken to the Cornell > Lab of O -- if anyone there can share information on its history those who > have regularly observed the bird would be appreciative. We have seen it for > several years and other nearby residents have said that they have seen a > white hawk in that area for over 20 years. The development known as "White > Hawk Village" with entrance on the Danby Road between Miller Road and > Gunderman Road was named for the hawk. > > Some area residents believe that there may be more than one white hawk in > the area so any further sightings will be of great interest. > > Frank and Cathy Darrow > > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
