Albino Robin

(2012)

Greg Ordy


Introduction

This page contains information and pictures for the 2012 year. It was created because all of the previous pages were simply getting to be too big for a reasonable download time. To see information and pictures from previous years, please visit this page.

Sighting continued to fall off in 2011. I have no explanation for that phenemona.

No matter what the reason, it's the start of another new year, and the first sighting was emailed to me on January 15, 2012.

Other Sightings

Here are the sightings that I've heard about since January 1, 2012. These reports came to me via email.

  1. January 15, 2012, Strongsville, Ohio
  2. March 16, 2012, Vintondale, Pennsylvania
  3. March 20, 2012, Rice Lake, Wisconsin
  4. March 21, 2012, London, Ontario, Canada
  5. March 26, 2012, Mastic Beach Village, New York. This is the third year in a row that this partial albino has return to the same area. The appearance is early this year, probably related to the very mild winter and warm spring.
  6. March 26, 2012, Bethesda, Maryland
  7. March 28, 2012, Corinth, Maine
  8. April 2, 2012, Lacey, Washington
  9. April 9, 2012, Dickinson Township, Pennsylvania
  10. April 15, 2012, Brodhead, Wisconsin
  11. April 26, 2012, Niles, Michigan
  12. April 28, 2012, Hadley, Michigan

Shared Pictures

As was the case in all previous years, here are pictures graciously emailed to me from folks who have spotted albino robins.

Strongsville, Ohio

This albino was reported on January 15, 2012.

Albino Robin, January 15, 2012, Strongsville, Ohio USA

London, Ontario, Canada

This partial albino robin was reported on March 21, 2012.

Albino Robin, March 21, 2012, London, Ontario, Canada

Rice Lake, Wisconsin

Albino Robin, March 20, 2012, Rice Lake, Wisconsin USA

The folks who noticed this bird while taking an evening walk report that it is mated with a normally colored robin and the pair is working on a nest in a nearby pine tree.

Bethesda, Maryland

 

Albino Robin, March 26, 2012, Bethesda, Maryland USA

 

Corinth, Maine

This bird and the several before it on this page really show the extreme range of white, from not much to total.

Albino Robin, March 28, 2012, Corinth, Maine USA

Lacey, Washington

The folks who spotted this bird spotted a second around the same time!

Albino Robin, April 2, 2012, Lacey, Washington USA

Dickinson Township, Pennsylvania

This bird has been in the family backyard since the beginning of the month.

Albino Robin, April 9, 2012, Dickinson Township, Pennsylvania USA

Brodhead, Wisconsin

This very photogenic bird has been in the neighborhood for several weeks. It may be the same bird that has been sighted for several years in the area.

Albino Robin, April 15, 2012, Brodhead, Wisconsin USA

Niles, Michigan

This is the bird named Al that has returned to the same area in Niles, Michigan for four years in a row. With the light winter, it was first spotted back on March 11th. Check back on previous pages for more pictures and news of Al.

Albino Robin, April 26, 2012, Niles, Michigan USA

 

Hadley, Michigan

This bird looks very much like the first bird on this page, from Strongsville, Ohio. Because the eyes are not pink, I don't believe that this is a 100% pure albino, but otherwise, the bird appears white. Perhaps there is a little color on the top of the breast, but not much.

Albino Robin, April 28, 2012, Hadley, Michigan USA

 

Mastic Beach Village, New York

This is the bird that has been seen in the same area by the same person for 3 years. You can check previous years for Mastic Beach info. This picture was taken by wildlife photographer Alan Chasinov. The bird is once again collecting materials for a nest. It was spotted at the end of March, so it's clearly playing hard to get.

Albino Robin, May 8, 2012, Mastic Beach Village, New York USA

 

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