I've seen a good photo of this bird, and my immediate assessment was that
it was a turkey vulture with partial albinism.

-Nick

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[log in to unmask] on Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at 9:37 AM -0500 wrote:
>Sunday AM i was walking my dog near a turkey vulture roost in Yellow
>Springs
>and noticed a woman in her car looking hard that way- in a dead tree was a
>large light colored what at first i thought was an eagle but then the
>woman
>thought it was a light turkey vulture- she was taking pictures and the
>roost took
>flight including the mystery bird- it flew just like the others and
>seemed to
>be shaped like the others- but lighter
>
>the next day she was back when i walked my dog but i did not see the
>mystery
>bird-
>
>today the turkey vultures must have sought a drier place and no birds- I
>read
>in my guide book that golden eagles look like turkey vultures- anyone
>seen a
>golden eagle around? when i recall my first impression i saw an blond
>"eagle"
>like head not a bare one like the vultures- I don't know who was taking
>the
>pictures
>which of course would be very helpful
>
>Ruth Lapp
>
>
>
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