Date: 9/29/25 11:11 am
From: Markus Woolery <markus.woolery...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Re: Help with large light colored bird at Oak Grove beach
Was it white or just light-colored? My guess would be red-tailed hawk. They
often appear light-colored from the bottom and in immature birds the red
tail is not always apparent. If it looked white maybe it could have been
krider's.
Markus Woolery
Waterloo

On Monday, September 29, 2025 at 8:53:54 AM UTC-5 sammiesibemom wrote:

> I was walked the dogs & a huge light colored bird flew. It actually looked
> like an Eagle & flew like one but wrong color. I looked at large terns but
> know it wasn’t a Caspian? Any thoughts. Thanks
> Sent from Jill’s iPhone.
> Des Moines, IA

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