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 inherited, the extent and positioning of the white colouration can vary between adults and their young, and can also skip generations if *leucistic*genes are recessive. The reduction of pigment in *leucistic* birds causes feathers to weaken and be more prone to wear. Joe Roller, Denver On Sat, Apr 13, 2019 at 9:41 AM Andrea Wieland <adhw0...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 one > of the owls I have seen in the area (but this was still the middle of the > day). But after looking at the shape, knowing it was a hawk. Do you think > there could be off-spring off this hawk? It was sitting on the light pole > across front the rec center on Sherridan right before 104th. > > Andrea D Wieland > Brighton, CO > > On Monday, December 8, 2014 at 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 "albino hawk" he saw, I was >> thrilled for him and me (or is it I?). I can't see enough details in the >> photos he sent to identify, or describe, the hawk but I assume it's a >> Red-tailed Hawk just based on probability. He spotted the nearly all white >> hawk on Sheridan Blvd in Westminster, just north of 104th Ave.. Ed said he >> has seen this bird in previous winters too so maybe it's a regular winter >> resident. I posted one of the pictures here: >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/122221383@N05/15792695940/ >> >> David Wade >> Ft Collins, CO >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/793a4723-2049-4374-820b-00522b35d886%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/793a4723-2049-4374-820b-00522b35d886%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAJpZcUCr7EFdUemmmAhkUw%3D6_3RauOEnopEwXAsZU2Z_c3hJ-w%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
