After viewing Vickie Scales' photos of an (almost) albino Spotted Towhee at Crescent Lake WMA, Karen and I finally saw and photographed it today after five visits to the area.? The towhee is located in the blackberries that parallel the lake north of the south parking lot.

photo:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ljcouple/12686261713/

video:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ljcouple/12686288535/

Upon returning to the parking lot we saw a partial albino Song Sparrow.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ljcouple/12686064195/

The Song Sparrow?has been around for a couple of months and is much easier to find than the towhee, at least for us.

Hank Heiberg
Lake Joy
Carnation, WA
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