Mystery bird at New Mexico wildlife refuge stumps experts

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8. I would agree.

The color is a bit of mystery though. Still looks like it still has some its immature down and it's darker. The darker color could easily be explained by a condition opposite of albanism, I forget the name of it though. I used to volunteer at a wild bird rehab facility where one of its permanent residents was a red-tailed hawk that was virtually black, except for the tail of course.