Yes, very interesting. I think this is probably what I saw very briefly in the thicket on N Wilson trail today (maybe there's a run on mottled Robins this year). I saw only enough of the rufous side with white below to start imagining I had seen a Towhee; but watching the same thicket for a while longer revealed only 'normal' Robins and no further glances at the weirdo. I ran into Jody on the trail and tried to describe it but he only found Robins in the same area.
Thanks for probably solving that mystery. BTW, this afternoon on Asbury Road near the cemetery, about a dozen Turkey Vultures were roosting and sunning and occasionally flighting up then resettling. One of them is our old friend, the leucistic winged. I believe it's the same bird as it also sports a prominent white primary feather on the right wing. It was displaying both wings to the late afternoon sun and me. The vultures have been elsewhere all summer, only 1 or 2 about, so this may be the beginning of the winter roost like last year's. Same pine grove. ChrisP On Oct 29, 2013, at 16:49 , Marie P. Read wrote: > 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/ > > -- > > -- 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/ --
