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Can anyone help me identify this bird.  He has been at our feeder for the past week or so (south-central PA).  He feeds with the house finches.  He bothers no one and no one bothers him.

He is entirely off-white...no other colors. 

Could he possibly be a house pet that found freedom?
 

Could you get a larger picture?

It might be an escaped exotic, or maybe a House Finch with color abnormality.

It's hard to get him to sit still long enough to get a good picture but maybe this one is better?

 

 

Weird. Could it be an albino finch or something?

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ZBirdNerd

Year List (since 5/21):

Total: 90
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WOW.. Interesting... From what I could gather in google, the closest is a Albino Purple Finch...  Still not sure though...

http://www.cbc.ca/nooneditionsask/images/albinobird.jpg

Main page: Photo at bottom of page:   http://www.cbc.ca/nooneditionsask/birdline.html

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Did they get you to trade, your hero's for ghosts?

That's definitely it!

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ZBirdNerd

Year List (since 5/21):

Total: 90
This Week: Eastern Meadowlark, Cockatiel Parakeet, Northern Mockingbird, Snow Goose, Northern Rough-Winged Swallow
Favorites: Red-Headed Woodpecker, Eastern Phoebe, Black-Crowned Night-Heron

I've never seen a wild albino bird.

Cool, this is my 200th post/photo on Whatbird.

Have a great 4th of July weekend!

ZBirdNerd

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ZBirdNerd

Year List (since 5/21):

Total: 90
This Week: Eastern Meadowlark, Cockatiel Parakeet, Northern Mockingbird, Snow Goose, Northern Rough-Winged Swallow
Favorites: Red-Headed Woodpecker, Eastern Phoebe, Black-Crowned Night-Heron

It seems to be a rare white bird rather then an albino lacking the pink eyes. Does it have pink eyes? I can't tell. It looks like they're black. I thought all albino's have pink eyes.

I think the eyes are black.  Just read an article that says albinos could have dark ruby red eyes that appear black and not all albinos have pink eyes.

 

Here are two sites that have me thinking it is a mutant finch.

A picture:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Bhwbwhb_female2.jpg

The explanation:
http://www.gouldianfinch.info/genetics/body.htm

 

Found this next link interesting:  This story shows a bird very similar to my photo.  This town is not far away from my town.

http://readingeagle.com/blog.aspx?bid=70&id=16118&t=Albino-house-finch

 

I really need to get a better digital camera.  I have great video of this bird but no stills.  The posted stills are from video which is not the best quality.

 

Thanks for all your input.  I'm excited to have such a cool visitor to my feeder!