Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 10:19:47 EST Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Steve Huy Subject: Re: Eagle ID Question Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit It certainly does sound like a golden. The first clue you give is "I assumed it was a turkey vulture." Goldens often appear similar to TVs when in flight, just more steady (without the rocking) and they seem to take a longer time to get to you as they are larger. Your description of wing and tail say golden. The light head could just be due to lighting. They do have their namesake golden nape so the light at the right angle could make the head appear extremely light. ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================