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Hox · Sunday 15th February 2009, 01:25

Today out on my year round water feature a surprise for me as a lifetime bird watcher I seen a once in a life time robin im sure of. This robin was in a flock of about 50 or so birds all where robins with their grey and orange typical robin colors, they where all taking baths and drinking and eating my crab apples off the tree that over hangs the water feature, as I was watching out my big bay window about 5 feet from the water feature I seen it a robin with a much lighter grey and a lighter orange breast and to top it all off it had dime to nickle size bright white spots all over it, the spots where not even and they where not all the same shape or size,some being jagged and some being more round, trust me i made a dash for the camera but was to late!
I do live in Boise Idaho and about this time of year the robins seem to flock at my house to get the water i keep going all year round.

G Anderson · Sunday 15th February 2009, 01:40

Hey Hox, Dunno what that could be without a picture, have you thought of Varied Thrush, sometimes get quite far south in winter I believe.

Cheers G

danehower · Sunday 15th February 2009, 01:48

perhaps a Robin with some partial albinism ?

fugl · Sunday 15th February 2009, 04:23

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Originally Posted by danehower

perhaps a Robin with some partial albinism ?

That's what I would think also.

Does your bird look anything like these?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nightjar/474003368/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/boubou64/512022848/
http://www.pbase.com/golfpic/image/76868612

Hox · Sunday 15th February 2009, 16:16

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Originally Posted by danehower

perhaps a Robin with some partial albinism ?

Yes YES it was a robin for sure no doubt in my mind at all, I was thinking maby a albino mix

Hox · Sunday 15th February 2009, 16:19

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Originally Posted by fugl

That's what I would think also.

Does your bird look anything like these?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nightjar/474003368/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/boubou64/512022848/
http://www.pbase.com/golfpic/image/76868612

yes the last wo are almost identical, the one i seen was a lighter grey but the spots are the same great work on finding this.

MLoyko · Sunday 15th February 2009, 16:19

Yeah I would agree with partial albinism or leucistic.

Sunday 15th February 2009, 01:25	#1
Hox Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Boise Idaho Posts: 9	white spotted robin Today out on my year round water feature a surprise for me as a lifetime bird watcher I seen a once in a life time robin im sure of. This robin was in a flock of about 50 or so birds all where robins with their grey and orange typical robin colors, they where all taking baths and drinking and eating my crab apples off the tree that over hangs the water feature, as I was watching out my big bay window about 5 feet from the water feature I seen it a robin with a much lighter grey and a lighter orange breast and to top it all off it had dime to nickle size bright white spots all over it, the spots where not even and they where not all the same shape or size,some being jagged and some being more round, trust me i made a dash for the camera but was to late! I do live in Boise Idaho and about this time of year the robins seem to flock at my house to get the water i keep going all year round.

Sunday 15th February 2009, 16:19	#7
MLoyko d[-_-]b Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: SE Pennsylvania Posts: 3,310	Yeah I would agree with partial albinism or leucistic. __________________ Life List: 207 ... (as of Jan 2008) Latest Lifer(s): Pink-footed Goose, Whip-poor-will, Harlequin Duck, Common Goldeneye

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Sunday 15th February 2009, 01:40	#2
G Anderson Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Lothian Posts: 998	Hey Hox, Dunno what that could be without a picture, have you thought of Varied Thrush, sometimes get quite far south in winter I believe. Cheers G

Sunday 15th February 2009, 01:48	#3
danehower Forum Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: usa Posts: 3,547	perhaps a Robin with some partial albinism ?

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