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partial albino red-tail near Lincolnton



Carolina birders,

I met my apprentice falconer and his juvenile female red-tail this afternoon
for a squirrel-chasing affair in Harrisburg.  Afterwards, we tried calling
in a barred owl at a residence where on Friday night we successfully called
a bird in.  In about 8 minutes a barred owl appeared and was subsequently
chased away by the resident red-shouldered hawks who were probably quite
pleased when the bell-adorned falconry bird left the woodlot also.  My
apprentice called me from his cell phone to let me know that he had spotted
a largely white red-tail on 321 south of Lincolnton.  I thought I'd pass
this along for anyone interested in trying to find the bird in the coming
days.  He said that with the exception of a few brown primaries, it was
pretty much else white.  Shouldn't be the hardest bird in the world to find.
I'd be interested to know if anyone else sees it.  I made three stops after
6 P.M. broadcasting for barred owls.  At all stops owls were successfully
located (2 at separate locations on the UNCC campus and 2 at Reedy Creek
County Park).  One at Reedy Creek had a raucous cackling hoot, unlike the
usual who-cooks-for-you-who-cooks-for-you-all call.  Folks, its taking an
average of less than 5 minutes to call these guys in.  Anyone living in or
near a wooded subdivision or woodlot in Mecklenburg County should have
barred owls within shouting distance.  If you know of any, again, let me
know as they would be valuable to our imminent study here at UNCC.

Eric Harrold
Charlotte, NC
esharrol@uncc.edu