Re: [cayugabirds-l] mottled robin

2013-10-29 Thread Chris R. Pelkie
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 whi

RE:[cayugabirds-l] mottled robin - ay? wot??

2013-10-29 Thread Marie P. Read
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

RE:[cayugabirds-l] mottled robin

2013-10-29 Thread Marie P. Read
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*** Musi