[mou] is it a robin??

2003-04-10 Thread Christine Petersen
Hi Cindy - Sure sounds like a case of partial albinism to me! We had a partially albinistic house sparrow that frequented our yard a few years ago in San Francisco, and I did some reading on the condition; from what I read, it seems that this condition is more common in some species than in

[mou] is it a robin??

2003-04-09 Thread Cindy Carlsson
Do robins have color variations that include white markings on the back of the head, breast, and neck? I saw a bird picking at old fruit on a tree today that looked like a robin -- same size, shape and coloring EXCEPT it had a distinct white neck ring and blotchy (not streaked, not spots, various