I first saw him in March 2003 after a big snow storm. When I mistakenly
identified it as a gyrfalcon and called it in to the RBA (remember when you
had yo call?) they told me it was the red-tail who had "been there for at
least 3 years". I live off 120th and Sheridan and drive south every day for
I've been told by some locals that this bird has been seen in the area
since the early 2000s. I used to live near there and would look for it
every time I passed near that intersection. I wouldn't see it every time of
course, but maybe once every 6-7 times. (Bird's gotta make a living, after
all.)
Seems to be the same leucistic raptor birders have enjoyed seeing for years.
Average life of a Red-tailed Hawk (once they reach maturity) is about 6-7
years.
*Do you think there could be off-spring off this hawk? *
Here's what I saw on the Internet about inherited leucism.
Although *leucism* is
Last Tuesday I got to see this hawk in Westminster leaving work to head to
Boulder for an appointment. I was thrilled when I found this thread. Sounds
like this hawk could be quite old now, the one I saw was clearly white,
with some slight buffy colors which made me wonder at first if it was
Whitey is well over twenty years old and has twice been in rehab for
golf-ball injuries.
- Chuck Lowrie, Denver
On Monday, December 8, 2014 7:56:45 PM UTC-7, David Wade wrote:
One pleasure of birding, for me, is getting other people interested in
birds so when my friend Ed told me about an
This hawk has been in that area for over 10 years. I used to live near
there. In 2008 he was hit by a golf ball at Legacy Ridge golf course and
eventually released back to the area after being cared for by Birds of Prey
rehabilitators. You can read about it in a Broomfield Enterprise story.
After one of his rehabs, the rehabilitator named him My Hawk. Someone
else suggested the name Cloud. After watching his spectacular courtship
flight a few years back, I kind of like Cloud. It captures the brilliance
of the white plumage flashed in the morning sunlight.
Chuck
On Tue, Dec 9, 2014
That's a leucistic Red-Tailed Hawk, has been seen in that 104th Sheridan
area for a few years now. I've seen him several times while driving by, but
not for quite a while. Glad to hear he's back.
- Barry Gingrich
Broomfield, CO
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