Re: [nysbirds-l] White Red-tails

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 10:11:25 -0800

Yes Rich, you missed Orange County New York.

Coincidentally we had been going through a similar discussion on leucistic Red-tailed Hawk on the Mearns Bird Club's io website after Steve Walter sent me a photograph of one taken by a friend of his in Orange County, NY.

A Mearns Club member posted photograps of a bird that was all white except for 4 - 5 grayish primaries and dark eyes and feet which many have observed for at least 5 years.

Steve's friend's photograph of the Redtail had a black belly-band, a dark "hangman's hood" head and a red tail…. Indicating there were 2 leucistic birds rather than one.

They are between Warwick and Pine Island, New York.

Ajit I. Antony, MD

Cornwall On Hudson, New York


-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Guthrie
Sent: Jan 7, 2021 9:43 PM
To: NYSBIRDS_L , [email protected], HMBC Posts
Subject: [nysbirds-l] White Red-tails

I saw yet another report of an all-white Red-tailed Hawk. This one in Ulster County - away from where one that had been previously reported.

So. Are all-white Red-tails increasing in number and distribution?

Seems so to me. 

Do you know of the location of one? Without giving specific location, can you provide a general idea where it is/was?

I know for example that there were the following:
Millbrook, Dutchess County - nesting female which was around for about 15 years, at least; not recent
Stone Ridge, Ulster County - another nesting female around for maybe 20 years; no recent reports;
New Paltz, Ulster County - recent
Near Columbia County Airport - Ghent, Recent but no reports in the last few years;
Near Hoosick, Rensselaer County; few sightings from about 10 years ago

Did I miss any?

Current ones?

Rich Guthrie
New Baltimore






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