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| Albino Robin, May 20, 2009, Dexter, Michigan USA | |
Albino Robin
(2009, May 20 to December 31)
Greg Ordy
This page contains information and pictures for the 2009 year, after May 20th. It was created because the 2006 through 2008 page, and the first part of 2009 page, were simply getting to be too big for a reasonable download time.
I picked the date of May 20th because it was around half way through the calendar year, and because it was when I received the first pictures of a pure albino fledgling.
Here are the sightings that I've heard about since May 20, 2009. These reports came to me via email.
As was the case in 2008, here are pictures graciously emailed to me from folks who have spotted albino robins.
This is the first baby pure albino robin that has been brought to my attention in 2009. The fledgling left the nest on May 20, with Mom and Dad keeping a watchful eye on their offspring. They had to chase off some grackles and keep up with food collection.
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| Albino Robin, May 20, 2009, Dexter, Michigan USA | |
This bird has been in the same neighborhood for 3 to 4 years. As evidence of that, this picture was taken on March 30, 2007. The bird has been seen many times over the years, including the reported sighting on May 23, 2009.
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| Albino Robin, March 30, 2007, Charlottesville, Virginia USA |
This pretty bird seems to have the inverted color scheme of the previous bird. The previous is largely white, with a normal orange breast. With this bird, the breast is white, and any normal coloring is on the wings and tail feathers.
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| Albino Robin, May 24, 2009, Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
This is another case of a bird that has been in the same area over multiple years. This picture was taken on February 12th, 2009. The bird has been seen in previous years, and from time to time this year, including around the end of May, when this entry was added.
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| Albino Robin, February 12, 2007, Burley, Washington USA |
The next sighting that rolled into my email inbox crossed the country from Burley, Washington to Sparta, New Jersey. This bird is named Stinky, and has its own web page on the web site of Greco Landscaping and Lawn Maintenance. Please visit that link for more pictures of Stinky. Apparently Stinky is an affectionate name used around the shop for most everybody, including birds. Here is a fresh picture of Stinky, taken on May 28th.
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| Albino Robin, May 28, 2009, Sparta, New Jersey USA |
Here are some unbelievably close up pictures of a new pure albino baby robin.
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| Albino Robin, May 29, 2009, Hastings, Nebraska USA | ||
This story comes from the Windsor Star newspaper. A pure albino robin baby is being cared for both by its mother and some human friends. Please follow the link to the story, filed on May 28.
The albino robin from Sparta, New Jersey, back on May 28th, appeared in a news story in a local paper. It was noticed by a reader who had previously seen an albino northern flicker (related to the woodpecker) and an albino fawn over the last few years. That lead to finding my web page, and these pictures of a partial albino fawn.
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| Albino Fawn, Franklin, New Jersey USA | |
Here are some recent pictures of the fawn after losing its spots.
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| Albino Fawn, Franklin, New Jersey USA | |
This appears to be a pure 100% albino, including the pink eyes. It probably recently fledged, and is out and about on its own.
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| Albino Robin, June 6, 2009, Converse, Indiana USA |
This friendly bird walked right up to the gardener, and posed for pictures.
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| Albino Robin, June 11, 2009, Jackson, Tennessee USA | |
This bird has been nesting in the yard for some time, and was finally captured in pictures.
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| Albino Robin, June 16, 2009, Wainfleet, Ontario, Canada | ||
This bird was spotted on the campus of Missouri State University. It appears to have a punk hairdo.
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| Albino Robin, June 22, 2009, Springfield, Missouri USA | |
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| Albino Robin, June 25, 2009, Boardman, Ohio USA | ||
This pure albino robin introduced itself by falling out of a tree onto the ground. It flew up into the tree, and these pictures were taken before it flew off.
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| Albino Robin, June 26, 2009, Berwyn, Illinois USA | |
This is another case of albino birds that are not robins. The best guess by some folks with some bird experience is that these are either albino Indigo Buntings, or, albino Field Sparrows. A group of at least 4 has been seen together, after leaving the nest.
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| Albino Birds, June 26, 2009, Fr. Barnwell, North Carolina USA | |
More pictures of these birds, as well as a huge number of wildlife and nature photographs can be found on the following blog. If you have a few minutes to check it out, I encourage you to do so. The pictures are excellent.
This picture of a pure albino robin was taken by young Rachel Keane. She spotted the bird and used her mom's camera to snap this excellent picture. The robin has been around the yard for a few days.
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| Albino Robin, June 28, 2009, Long Island, New York USA |
This baby bird was photographed on the 4th of July Independence Day holiday in the USA. These picture are right up there as the most detailed and clear pictures of an albino baby robin I've ever been sent.
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| Albino Robin, July 4, 2009, Graytown, Ohio USA | ||
Here are some head close-ups taken from the previous pictures. All babies seem a little messy.
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| Albino Birds, July 4, 2009, Graytown, Ohio USA | |
A few days after the above pictures, the photographer emailed again. They thought that there might have been two pure albinos in the yard, and they finally were about to take some pictures of the larger and more mature robin. Here are two. This is not the first time that two pure albinos have been in the same yard, probably from the same clutch of eggs. Last year, there was such a sighting in Kalamazoo, Michigan. In this case, it's not completely clear if this is a sibling or parent-child relationship.
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| Albino Robins, July 11, 2009, Graytown, Ohio USA | |
This female partial albino was photographed in a backyard in Cincinnati, Ohio. It has been in the yard for a month or two, and has already nested and produced a family of two chicks, both with normal coloration.
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| Albino Robin, July 12, 2009, Cincinnati, Ohio USA |
Another sighting from the state of Michigan.
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| Albino Robin, July 18, 2009, Birmingham, Michigan USA | |
This pure albino was photographed on the west coast, in Grants Pass, Oregon.
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| Albino Robin, July 19, 2009, Grants Pass, Oregon USA | |
This pure albino robin was captured with a cell phone camera. Pretty good if you ask me.
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| Albino Robin, July 27, 2009, Redfield, South Dakota USA |
This albino robin has been in the New Philadelphia area for the last two months.
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| Albino Robin, July 31, 2009, New Philadelphia, Ohio USA | |
It's been almost a month since the last report. That seems a little odd, since for a time there they were coming in almost one per day. This full albino robin has been visiting the town of Asquith, in Saskatchewan.
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| Albino Robin, September 2, 2009, Asquith, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
The sightings have fallen off over the last two months. The activity has seemed to move north, into Canada.
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| Albino Robin, November 1, 2009, Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada | |
Many other wildlife and nature photographs can be found on their web site - Cowboy Wildlife Photography.