I'm sure this has been hashed out on Cayugabirds-L before, but I've just been thinking that these mottled robins should be called leucistic and not partial-albino? Here's why:
http://feederwatch.org/learn/unusual-birds/ Set me straight someone. Please! Marie Marie Read Wildlife Photography 452 Ringwood Road Freeville NY 13068 USA Phone 607-539-6608 e-mail m...@cornell.edu http://www.marieread.com ***NEW*** Music of the Birds Vol 1 ebook for Apple iPad now available from iTunes http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/music-of-the-birds-v1/id529347014?mt=11 ________________________________________ From: Marie P. Read Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2013 4:49 PM To: Kevin J. McGowan; CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: RE: mottled robin Interesting looking bird. I also saw a partial albino robin in the CU arboretum a couple of weeks ago, feeding on pokeberries. Marie Marie Read Wildlife Photography 452 Ringwood Road Freeville NY 13068 USA Phone 607-539-6608 e-mail m...@cornell.edu http://www.marieread.com ***NEW*** Music of the Birds Vol 1 ebook for Apple iPad now available from iTunes http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/music-of-the-birds-v1/id529347014?mt=11 ________________________________________ From: bounce-109817311-5851...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-109817311-5851...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Kevin J. McGowan [k...@cornell.edu] Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2013 3:29 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] mottled robin I got some photos this morning of a partial albino American Robin. This is rather common for robins, but it’s still an interesting bird. I put photos at http://picasaweb.google.com/101683745969614096883/Fall2013#5940227183995330754 and following, or at the end of the fall gallery, https://picasaweb.google.com/101683745969614096883/Fall2013. Kevin -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Archives: The Mail Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
