Subject: Re: albinistic crow
Date: Mar 1 11:28:23 1998
From: "Robert Taylor" - taylorrt at foxinternet.net


Diann just wrote:

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> From: Diann MacRae <tvulture at halcyon.com>
> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Subject: albinistic crow
> Date: Sunday, March 01, 1998 10:48 AM
>
> Hi, Tweets
>
> Is someone keeping track of albinistic crows? Can't remember for sure,
but
> this morning I saw one on the grass (at eye level) outside the
Woodinville
> Shari's restaurant. It had white streaking on both wings, a little on
the
> tail, and a small spot on the body (under the wing area, when folded).
> Looking at the bird directly from the back it looked much like a Pied
> Wheatear Oenanth pleschanke in the wing area. Quite interesting.
>
> Diann MacRae
> Bothell
> tvulture at halcyon.com


There is a full, all-white crow over by Spokane ... even made it into
the papers over there. My Mom-in-law was just over there and says it is
really interesting! Perhaps someone form Spokane could comment. I
understand that it doesn't have pink/red eyes therefore is not fully
leucistic/albinic.

Bob and Elaine
Federal Way, WA
taylorrt at foxinternet.net