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[Appolosmom]

i had something in my yard yesterday at first i thought it was a coopers hawk but it was white and bigger does anyone have any idea what it could me just wondering

 

[greys4u]

Snowy owl????

 

[Teckechick]

Red-tailed hawk maybe? Did you grab a picture by chance?

Edit: Added link

That's no Snowy Owl... It's a Leucistic Red-Tailed Hawk! - Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (U.S. National Park Service)

 

[Appolosmom]

Snowy owl????

that's what I first thought but i'm in toledo I can't believe a snowy owl would be in my backyard

 

[Susan in So Cal]

that's what I first thought but i'm in toledo I can't believe a snowy owl would be in my backyard

I live in the deserts of So. Cal. We have large owls here. I have several that are regular visitors to my pine trees in my back yard. The western barn owl has a ghostly white face, chest and belly. Did you see it during the day? I would say most likely a hawk.

 

[Susan in So Cal]

Ohio birds of prey
Ohio birds of prey: From eagles to owls, falcons to hawks; identifying the state's raptors (photos) | cleveland.com

 

[MommyBird]

map of snowy owl sightings this month. sightings in Toledo (on 11/12), Ft Wayne, Columbus, and a good number NE of Detroit
https://ebird.org/vt/map/snoowl1?ne...&mr=on&bmo=11&emo=12&yr=cur&byr=2018&eyr=2018

 

[MommyBird]

map of snowy owl sightings this month. sightings in Toledo (on 11/12), Ft Wayne, Columbus, and a good number NE of Detroit
https://ebird.org/vt/map/snoowl1?ne...&mr=on&bmo=11&emo=12&yr=cur&byr=2018&eyr=2018

 

[Appolosmom]

map of snowy owl sightings this month. sightings in Toledo (on 11/12), Ft Wayne, Columbus, and a good number NE of Detroit
https://ebird.org/vt/map/snoowl1?ne...&mr=on&bmo=11&emo=12&yr=cur&byr=2018&eyr=2018

oh my gosh that's crazy this bird was very chunky and the wingspan was hugh

 

[melissasparrots]

Could be a snowy owl. A lot of red tails have a predominantly white belly and under wings. If all you saw was a flash, your brain might have just registered the flash of white from a juvenile red tail. There are also a few leucistic red tails around. Although, that would be right up there with being as uncommon as a snowy owl.

 

[Appolosmom]

Could be a snowy owl. A lot of red tails have a predominantly white belly and under wings. If all you saw was a flash, your brain might have just registered the flash of white from a juvenile red tail. There are also a few leucistic red tails around. Although, that would be right up there with being as uncommon as a snowy owl.

no he was sitting on my clothesline post he was all white including his back bigger than a retailed hawk

 

[melissasparrots]

Even snowy owls usually have some amount of black speckling on them. A leucistic eagle would be even rarer than a leucistic red tail. My vote is that it possibly wasn't even a bird of prey. You are too far east for Ferruginous hawks so that's out for being bigger than a red tail. That leaves eagles none of which are commonly white and snowy owls which are rare and also not pure white. I think you have a UFO on your hands. Unidentified flying object.

 

[Appolosmom]

Even snowy owls usually have some amount of black speckling on them. A leucistic eagle would be even rarer than a leucistic red tail. My vote is that it possibly wasn't even a bird of prey. You are too far east for Ferruginous hawks so that's out for being bigger than a red tail. That leaves eagles none of which are commonly white and snowy owls which are rare and also not pure white. I think you have a UFO on your hands. Unidentified flying object.

never said it was pure white

 

[tka]

Very very slim chance, but could it be an escapee from a falconer/zoo/raptor collection? Gyrfalcons are big and can be light-coloured.