[EBB Sightings] Little white bird

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Silly me, an internet search revealed photos of white zebra finches bred =
by hobbyists.  My bird was probably a female.  I've found a female for =
sale for $20.  So much for my "rare" bird sighting.
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Charlotte Allen=20
  To: baysidebob at sbcglobal.net=20
  Cc: ebbsightings=20
  Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 11:04 AM
  Subject: Re: [EBB Sightings] Little white bird


  Could it be an albino finch? I saw a partial albino robin last year =
and it took me about a month to figure out what it was. In the course of =
my research about the robin I discovered that albinism is not uncommon =
in some bird species.


  Here's a photo of an albino finch visiting a feeder


  http://www.ausbonsargent.org/news/sightingDetail.cfm?ID=3D300


  Charlotte




  On Jul 5, 2005, at 1:24 PM,  wrote:


    For the second day in a row I saw a little white bird hopping around =
my Oakland back yard among the finches, sparrows and mourning doves =
eating seeds off the ground, not eating at the feeders.  It's the size =
and shape of a house finch, all white with no markings, black eyes, a =
medium colored bill with dark legs.  I can't find it in the field =
guides.  Could it be an escaped pet of some sort?

    Thanks
    Bob




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  Charlotte=20
  Allen 
  
To: baysidebob at sbcglobal.net =
  
Cc: ebbsightings 
  
Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 =
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Subject: Re: [EBB Sightings] =
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  bird
  

Could it be an albino finch? I saw a partial albino =
robin last=20
  year and it took me about a month to figure out what it was. In the =
course of=20
  my research about the robin I discovered that albinism is not uncommon =
in some=20
  bird species.
  


  
Here's a photo of an albino finch visiting a feeder
  


  
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tp://www.ausbonsargent.org/news/sightingDetail.cfm?ID=3D300
  

  


  
Charlotte
  


  


  

  
On Jul 5, 2005, at 1:24 PM, <baysidebob at sbcglobal.net>=
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  wrote:


  

    
For the second day in =
a row I=20
    saw a little white bird hopping around my Oakland back yard among =
the=20
    finches, sparrows and mourning doves eating seeds off the ground, =
not eating=20
    at the feeders.  It's the size and shape of a house finch, all =
white=20
    with no markings, black eyes, a medium colored bill with dark =
legs.  I=20
    can't find it in the field guides.  Could it be an escaped pet =
of some=20
    sort?
    
 
    
Thanks
    
Bob



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