Joyce Meyer and I were at the south parking lot of Crescent Lake in the Two
Rivers WMA about 4-6 p.m. Wed. afternoon. We were there to show a den of Cub
Scouts some birds. While there we spotted this aberrant RWBL.

Its song was a normal RWBL's. The bill was typical and it had the red
shoulder patch with a light yellow bar below. It had a solid black head and
throat like a towhee. Its tail was black with white outer tail feathers like
a towhee. The breast and belly were white with dark vertical streaks similar
to an immature RWBL. Its back and wings were black with white flecks or
streaking. It had a white rump patch similar to a flicker. It had a dark eye.
The undertail was a dirty white color. This is the first time either of us
had seen a RWBL that looked like this. We decided it must be an albinistic
type RWBL. Anyone else have any ideas about this bird?

The large group of Bald Eagles in various plumages are still at the farm
which is 1.6 miles north of the Woodinville-Duvall Road along W. Snoqualmie
River Road. We saw 15-20 today.

Hugh Jennings
Bellevue, WA
hughbirder at aol.com