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Birding Reports => Backyard Birding => Topic started by: Anonymous on May 11, 2006, 01:44:34 PM

Title: rare robin????
Post by: Anonymous on May 11, 2006, 01:44:34 PM

For the last couple of weeks we have had the joy of watching a pair of robins in our backyard and neighbourhood. We are not birders but we believe we have a pair. The male looks like a regular robin but what we believe is the female is all white with an orange breast. We were just wondering how rare this is? I do have one photo of her across the street , not a good photo but i do hope to get another soon. Can anyone give us some information of this white robin.
 Thanks

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Post by: Kin Lau on May 11, 2006, 01:53:19 PM

Seems to be quite a few albino Robins around this year. I have one at work.

(http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/albums/album02/leucistic_robin_1.jpg)

(http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/albums/album02/leucistic_robin_2.jpg)

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Post by: Anonymous on May 11, 2006, 05:17:13 PM

the robin in our yard is totally white with an orange breast. i will keep trying to get a good photo.
is it normal to have so many around?

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Post by: Anonymous on May 11, 2006, 06:00:03 PM

Albino robin. Great sighting.

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Post by: Anonymous on May 11, 2006, 06:00:49 PM

Albino robin. Great sighting.