Hi all,
For a heartbeat this evening I thought I had some incredible rarity. I
quickly realized though the long-tailed, almost entirely white bird
with a mimid bill I saw behind the RCP horse center was an almost
entirely albino Gray Catbird. It was entirely white on head and body
with a few gray feathers on the wings and tail. Really crazy looking!
It was hanging out in the brambles behind the stables with a bunch of
white-throats and one other GRCA.
Had some good activity on lower Beach Dr. this morning as well...
Chris Tonra
Rock Creek Park- Lower Beach Dr., District of Columbia, US-DC
Oct 17, 2011
Protocol: Traveling
0.1 mile(s)
18 species
Mourning Dove 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 1
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 4
Carolina Wren 1
Winter Wren 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
American Robin 10
Gray Catbird 3
American Redstart 1
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 3
Eastern Towhee 2
Field Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 2 2 females in brambles at Picnic Ground 3. Small,
conical bill, blue edging on flight feathers, uniform tan plumage
otherwise. Calling.
Rock Creek Park--Nature Center area, District of Columbia, US-DC
Oct 17, 2011
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
21 species
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Carolina Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Hermit Thrush 1
Gray Catbird 2 1 partial albino. Bird had about 90% black
feathers, but still had black eyes. Entire head, back most of wings
and tail white. Behind horse center.
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Blackpoll Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 4
Eastern Towhee 5
Song Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 20
Dark-eyed Junco 5
Northern Cardinal 2
House Sparrow X
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