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Post by greendale on Apr 16, 2012 19:15:46 GMT -8
A couple of weeks ago driving by the Royalwood Golf course here in Greendale I spotted a robin with a nearly pure white head with a couple of specks of white on each of its wings. Of course I did not have a camera with me.   Not sure if anyone else has seem a robin like this. |
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Post by Randy on Apr 17, 2012 8:57:24 GMT -8
I'm assuming it looked like this picture of a leucistic robin? www.flickr.com/photos/boubou64/512022848/I've learned about these only recently thanks to the folks on the forum. Saw a leucistic junco at serpentine fen a while back and currently have a leucistic sparrow - likely song sparrow in my yard. Randy - Langley |
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Post by murraybrown on Apr 17, 2012 15:28:46 GMT -8
American Robins are one of the more commonly leucistic birds. I have seen several over the years.
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Post by trudi on Apr 17, 2012 18:26:16 GMT -8
not sure if he is the same one but there was one there last year ....he messed up my golf game ;D
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Post by greendale on Apr 18, 2012 7:15:01 GMT -8
I'm assuming it looked like this picture of a leucistic robin? www.flickr.com/photos/boubou64/512022848/I've learned about these only recently thanks to the folks on the forum. Saw a leucistic junco at serpentine fen a while back and currently have a leucistic sparrow - likely song sparrow in my yard. Randy - Langley Thanks for the photo Randy. The one I saw just had a white head with a small patch of white on each wing. |
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Post by Gord on Apr 18, 2012 22:48:29 GMT -8
Trudi, I can relate. I dont know how many fish I didnt catch as I was watching birds and not my fishing float. ;D
Good find, Greendale!
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Post by greendale on Apr 24, 2012 17:59:03 GMT -8
I'm assuming it looked like this picture of a leucistic robin? www.flickr.com/photos/boubou64/512022848/I've learned about these only recently thanks to the folks on the forum. Saw a leucistic junco at serpentine fen a while back and currently have a leucistic sparrow - likely song sparrow in my yard. Randy - Langley A friend of mine got a picture the other day of the robin I saw, Gord has the picture, he may post later for us. Similar to the photo you posted. |
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Post by Gord on Apr 24, 2012 21:46:41 GMT -8
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Post by Jeffar on Apr 26, 2012 19:46:43 GMT -8
hey all. i've worked at Royalwood for 11 years and have never made it out of the kitchen to photograph this bird.... but i do know that this Robin has been back in the same spot for the past 5 years, right around the 9th & 10th holes, pretty amazing that it's survived this long being such a big target for predators. it's always nice in the spring to hear from the members that it has returned.  |
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Not sure if anyone else has seem a robin like this.
