Ben, thanks for catching my incorrect use of this term. The Michigan listers also enlightened me on my incorrect use of the term "eclipse plumage". Here is a link for those interested in what Google found for "eclipse plumage". http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&lr=&q=eclipse+plumage+in+birds&btnG= Search Thanks and have a great day. Matt Valencic -----Original Message----- From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of [log in to unmask] Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 10:40 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] Eclipse Plumaged Eagle at Ottawa (Ben Warner) This is rather a strange looking bird. I've never seen a Bald Eagle with that much white on its body, but the bird does seem to be an Immature/juvie. Still, its almost partial albino its got so much white. Matt, I don't think it is eclipse plumage tho, as far as I know the only birds to molt all of their flight feathers at once are ducks, here the term eclipse plumage is correct and the birds cannot fly when this happens. I could be wrong, and anyone can correct me if so. But anyways, I know this isn't eclipse plumage since the eagle has all of its flight feathers (primaries, secondaries). Hope that helps, this is a very odd looking eagle to be sure, nice find. - Ben warner ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]