[EBB Sightings] Little white bird

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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=300

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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-khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">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

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


On Jul 5, =
2005, at 1:24 PM, <baysidebob at sbcglobal.net> 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.=A0 It's the size and shape of a house finch, =
all white with no markings, black eyes, a medium colored bill with dark =
legs.=A0 I can't find it in the field guides.=A0 Could it be an escaped =
pet of some sort?
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