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Wildlife Reports => Southern Ontario Wildlife => Topic started by: Catchacoma Dave on April 25, 2011, 09:47:35 PM

Title: Fancy American Robin
Post by: Catchacoma Dave on April 25, 2011, 09:47:35 PM

On Sunday April 24th 2011 during the afternoon near Attwater and Canterbury in Mississauga, I watched a what appeared to be an American Robin searching for worms. This bird was white with black markings on its back and wings with an orange breast, robin sized, hopped like a robin, and had a robin voice. I have never seen a robin like it, although others apparently have. I found it unusual, any information would be appreciated.

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Post by: feathered on April 25, 2011, 10:41:31 PM

Could it have been an Eastern Towhee? I've seen a partially leucistic robin but never one like that, that sounds very neat if it was a robin!

Title: Fancy American Robin
Post by: Catchacoma Dave on April 26, 2011, 10:07:42 AM

Thanks for the information, I believe what I saw was indeed a " Leucistic Robin".  I took a few photographs of the bird, unfortunately I couldn't get very close. I have posted the photos on Flickr and here is the link . . . http://www.flickr.com/photos/62184298@N06/

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Post by: feathered on April 26, 2011, 12:21:22 PM

Definitely a robin. Neat! Here's what the one I saw looked like, but yours looks much more patchy.

(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5216/5386406600_eb823d41b2.jpg)