How about an adult N. Goshawk?

They will often take on a tight glide pattern flight and will look very
white-ish from below.

Rich Guthrie
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Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 12:21 PM
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Subject: [VTBIRD] White Raptor over Montpelier


At 12:30PM today there was a white raptor over Montpelier being robbed by
crows.  I did not have my glasses on so I did not see this bird well, but it
was circling like a Broad-wing but with a fiestier wing beat and flight.  It
was almost the exact same size as the crows.  Too quick and and the circles
were too tight for a light Rough-legged, plus there were no markings that I
could see.  I thought albino RT but the flight was too strong, fast and
responsive.
I came away thinking it was a possible white-morph Gyrfalcon
Again, I did not see this bird well, but I am writing this so people will
keep there eyes open in Central Vermont.  Whatever it was it was beautiful
and definitely worth finding again.

Jeffrey Allen
Montpelier