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Mon, 21 May 2012 05:57:14 -0700
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I observed a very pale Red-tailed Hawk soaring overhead my yard. 

The bird was extremly pale overall. The entire underbody was light cream to 
whitish. The tail was almost translucent. The wings had 2 much lighter colored 
windows somewhat like those on a Red-shouldered Hawk.
I only saw it for about 30 seconds before it soared to the west  and 
disappeared. 


In looking at some online pictures, it did resemble some of the shots of the 
Krider's variant, however, I know
that some pale/albino individual red-tails have been reported south of Cuyahoga 
County.

The bird I saw was seen just south of the Lorain Rd. and Columbia Rd. 
intersection. If you are in the area, keeps your eye open for any soaring hawks.

See you on the trails,

Chrtis Pierce
N. Olmsted, OH

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