[obol] a question

[Jay Withgott]

Seems to me, from my own observations and from what others have 
mentioned in the past on obol and in person, that partial albinism in 
BC Chickadees in Oregon is surprisingly common, esp. on the 
head/nape/back.  So apparently certain feather tracts are more likely 
to be albinistic.  I don't remember this being the case other places 
I've lived with this species, so could it actually differ 
geographically?  Maybe someone out there knows more about this?...


At 3:38 PM -0800 2/15/07, Carl & Christine Schneider wrote:
>Hi Obolinks,
>
>I have a chickadee, with an abnormal amount of white on its back, 
>nape, and wing covers, that occasionally visits my feeders.  Would 
>this be considered  partially albino or leucistic.  And is there 
>such a thing as partial albinism.
>
>Matthew Schneider
>Silverton, Oregon
>
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