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White little bird what could it be?

Started by Nate, Oct 08 2012 10:41 PM

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#1 Nate

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Posted 08 October 2012 - 10:41 PM

hello i am from new hampshire southern region, about 1 hour from boston massachusetts, it is somewhat country area, with woods around

i saw this bird this afternoon while looking at my feeder, anyone know what it could be?

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#2 blackburnian

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Posted 09 October 2012 - 12:43 AM

thats a leucistic chickadee!!! cool!!!

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#3 GreatHorn

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Posted 09 October 2012 - 12:46 AM

thats a leucistic chickadee!!! cool!!!

Agree with everything!
Black-capped based on range.

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#4 BarnSwallow

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Posted 09 October 2012 - 01:11 AM

I agree - really cool!!

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#5 Nate

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Posted 09 October 2012 - 01:20 AM

i have some more pictures, although im not quite sure the best way to share them? should i link to a picasa album? or can i embed them in the post?

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question about identification, are these rare? and what do you mean owl enthusiast when you say black capped based on range?

thank you for responses all

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#6 meghann

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Posted 09 October 2012 - 01:42 AM

Nate, there are different varieties of chickadees. Here on the east coast we see either black capped or carolina ones. You are too far north for carolina, so logic says it's a black capped.

The white on him/her is a genetic fluke dealing with pigment. It is definitely not common, I'm still waiting to see my first leucistic bird.

If you wanted to link your picasa album, I'd be happy to take a look. Embedding works, too, it's just whatever floats your boat.

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#7 dklucius

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Posted 09 October 2012 - 01:43 AM

don't mean to interfere with the post but birds have ranges and territorys that they are normally in. The black capped chickadee in eastern usa is the northern or northeast version and the Carolina Chickadee is the south east or southern version. if you search for range maps for Black capped Chickadee you will find maps of the range the are usually in

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#8 IndigoBunting

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Posted 09 October 2012 - 01:47 AM

That is the coolest leusitic chickadee that I have ever seen... it is all white, and a different type than its normal white... one odd chickadee... i wonder how it can become so different.

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#9 Nate

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Posted 09 October 2012 - 03:08 AM

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#10 cestma

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Posted 09 October 2012 - 04:47 AM

Fascinating! Thanks for posting!

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#11 ceylon

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Posted 09 October 2012 - 05:17 AM

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#12 Clip

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Posted 09 October 2012 - 12:57 PM

Cool photos and cute little bird!

I love leucistic birds because you know you have the same bird each visit. With normally colored birds you don't know if it is the same bird or not. The leucistic bird stands out.

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#13 MockMock

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Posted 09 October 2012 - 02:04 PM

Love the photo. What a cute little guy!

I had a house sparrow with a white head that returned each winter for about 4 years. I called him paint, like someone got him with a paint brush. It was fun to know it was him each year returing from wherever he spent his summers.

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#14 TheBillyPilgrim

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Posted 09 October 2012 - 02:06 PM

Really neat bird, Nate. Thanks for sharing!

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