CObirders:
I have a print on paper dated "2004" made from a slide I took of this
leucistic red-tailed hawk near Sheridan and 104th! I know it had been seen
for some years before I took that picture. {I'll post the picture for
comparison as soon as I find the digital version.}
So, it appears that he is at least 21 years old! He has successfully mated
with "normally plumaged" Red-tailed females for years. I don't know if he
is still nesting.
He was hit on purpose by golfers at the Legacy Ridge Golf Course and was
rehabbed with a broken (?) wing at the Birds of Prey Foundation in
Broomfield at least 10 (?) years ago.
I've heard that some think he could be as old as 30.
According to Google: "The *oldest known* wild *Red*-*tailed Hawk* was at
least 30 years, 8 months old when it was found in Michigan in 2011, the
same state where it had been banded in 1981". Other sources say that they
rarely live beyond 20 years.
Paula Hansley
Louisville
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