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<blockquote data-quote="gergrd" data-source="post: 1733546" data-attributes="member: 81425">GBBC - Leucistic American RobinI live in the Washington, DC area and we've been inundated with a recent series of snow storms. While removing ice and snow from around the front of the house today, I counted these birds.30&nbsp; &nbsp; Canada Goose&nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; Turkey Vulture&nbsp; &nbsp; 10&nbsp; &nbsp; Mourning Dove&nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; Red-bellied Woodpecker&nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; Yellow-bellied Sapsucker&nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; Downy Woodpecker&nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; Hairy Woodpecker&nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; Northern Flicker&nbsp; &nbsp; 2&nbsp; &nbsp; Blue Jay&nbsp; &nbsp; 4&nbsp; &nbsp; American Crow&nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; Carolina Chickadee&nbsp; &nbsp; 2&nbsp; &nbsp; Tufted Titmouse&nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; White-breasted Nuthatch&nbsp; &nbsp; 3&nbsp; &nbsp; Carolina Wren&nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; Eastern Bluebird&nbsp; &nbsp; 50&nbsp; &nbsp; American Robin&nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; Northern Mockingbird&nbsp; &nbsp; 13&nbsp; &nbsp; European Starling&nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; White-throated Sparrow&nbsp; &nbsp; 10&nbsp; &nbsp; Dark-eyed Junco&nbsp; &nbsp; 2&nbsp; &nbsp; Northern Cardinal&nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; Common Grackle (Purple)&nbsp; &nbsp; 4&nbsp; &nbsp; House Finch&nbsp; &nbsp; 10&nbsp; &nbsp; American Goldfinch&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Total species reported: 24&nbsp; &nbsp; I was wondering whether our front yard crabapple tree was ever going to attract birds, but we have been blitzed by American Robins the last few days who are devouring the crabapples.&nbsp; I almost got to the point of ignoring the Robins when an unusual one caught my eye.&nbsp; It was a leucistic bird as you can see in these photos:<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/gergrd/Birds21510#" target="_blank">http://picasaweb.google.com/gergrd/Birds21510#</a>Leucism is a genetic condition similar to albinism which effects the pigment in feathers - note though that the eye color remains normal.&nbsp; In any event, the bird is very attractive IMHO.&nbsp; While taking photos of the leucistic bird, I was also visited by several other species (Northern Flicker, Eastern Bluebird, etc) and took photos of those also.&nbsp; Also, as you can see in some of the photos, we got more &amp;#@%ing snow today.&nbsp; I'd be happy to donate all my snow to the Winter Olympics - they seem to need it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="gergrd, post: 1733546, member: 81425"] [b]GBBC - Leucistic American Robin[/b] I live in the Washington, DC area and we've been inundated with a recent series of snow storms. While removing ice and snow from around the front of the house today, I counted these birds. 30 Canada Goose 1 Turkey Vulture 10 Mourning Dove 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 2 Blue Jay 4 American Crow 1 Carolina Chickadee 2 Tufted Titmouse 1 White-breasted Nuthatch 3 Carolina Wren 1 Eastern Bluebird 50 American Robin 1 Northern Mockingbird 13 European Starling 1 White-throated Sparrow 10 Dark-eyed Junco 2 Northern Cardinal 1 Common Grackle (Purple) 4 House Finch 10 American Goldfinch Total species reported: 24 I was wondering whether our front yard crabapple tree was ever going to attract birds, but we have been blitzed by American Robins the last few days who are devouring the crabapples. I almost got to the point of ignoring the Robins when an unusual one caught my eye. It was a leucistic bird as you can see in these photos: [url]http://picasaweb.google.com/gergrd/Birds21510#[/url] Leucism is a genetic condition similar to albinism which effects the pigment in feathers - note though that the eye color remains normal. In any event, the bird is very attractive IMHO. While taking photos of the leucistic bird, I was also visited by several other species (Northern Flicker, Eastern Bluebird, etc) and took photos of those also. Also, as you can see in some of the photos, we got more &#@%ing snow today. I'd be happy to donate all my snow to the Winter Olympics - they seem to need it. [/QUOTE]

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