On an "island" between the east and west lanes of Preston Avenue in
Charlottesville this morning, amidst a flock of robins was one robin with a
bright white "collar." I did a U-turn and then another as I passed by this
bird two more times, the second time trying to get a picture with my "dumb"
phone. I had good looks at him, but not in the photographic sense as he flew
up to a tree and the other members of the flock scattered. The collar was
quite stark in appearance especially as it contrasted to the bird's fairly
bright plumage. I assume that this bird was also touched by some form of
albinism.
David I. White Jr. | 505 Park Plaza, Charlottesville VA | H: 434-296-4272 | C:
434-466-3636 | dizoo@xxxxxxxxxxx
On Jan 21, 2014, at 6:52 PM, "Ed and Helen Morgan"
<edandhelenmorgan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Don't remember the technical term (leucocistic??) but we had a semi/albino
robin in our backyard in Abingdon, Virginia this afternoon. It was mixed in
a flock of robins that were stripping a hawthorn tree in our backyard. Just
had a brief look at him and were not able to take photos. Ed Morgan,
Abingdon, VA
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