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Fisherville, Ontario, Canada.
An Albino!
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Whippy
- Posts: 1023
- Joined: Thu Jan 19, 2017 11:15 pm
- Location: Plano, Texas
- Martin Colony History: See Signature
That's the coolest thing ever. Go catch him and keep him forever.
Better yet, next year someone here will be able to post they have an albino SY bird. Now that would be cool.
Coolwhips
Better yet, next year someone here will be able to post they have an albino SY bird. Now that would be cool.
Coolwhips
2016 - many visitors
2017 - 1 pair, 3 fledged
2018- 2 pair, 12 fledged
2019 - 4 pair, 21 fledged
2020 - 15 pair, 67 fledged
2021 - 29 pair, 117 fledged
2022 - 35 pair, 130 fledged
2023 - 43 pair, 196 fledged
2017 - 1 pair, 3 fledged
2018- 2 pair, 12 fledged
2019 - 4 pair, 21 fledged
2020 - 15 pair, 67 fledged
2021 - 29 pair, 117 fledged
2022 - 35 pair, 130 fledged
2023 - 43 pair, 196 fledged
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Conrad Baker
- Posts: 754
- Joined: Fri Jan 12, 2007 7:43 pm
- Location: Paulina, Louisiana
That is definitely the coolest thing I have seen in a while !! I want one !!
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Kegger
- Posts: 381
- Joined: Sun Sep 15, 2019 8:58 am
- Location: Awesome Florida
- Martin Colony History: 2020: 2 pair of SY with 4 eggs ,fledge 7
2021: 5 pair 25 eggs fledge 18, 4 egg 2nd brood attempt
2022: 13 pair 61 eggs fledge 56 added 11 cavs. now 22 total
2023 15 pair 75 eggs fledge 51 only 3 of 11 eggs hatched cavity 10
2024 11 pair 50 eggs fledge
26. 1 renest cav1, cav10 8 eggs 8 fledged 2 couples ASY and Sy
Please take more pictures!! They are as rare as your fledgling!! 
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susanw77
- Posts: 32
- Joined: Sat Jan 25, 2020 11:39 am
- Location: Radford, VA
- Martin Colony History: Lucky to have inherited an established colony in a lakefront Heath house, 18 units. 2020 was my first full season, mostly observing. Still learning how to be a responsible landlord.
How beautiful! Will he survive? Will his eyesight be compromised?
Beautiful bird I don't think he or she will breed (infertile). Must be a sight to behold though. Hopefully she stops by here on way down south. Northern birds rock. They work harder and deserve praise. Mine ready to fledge in week or two. First nesting pair ever. After 4 yrs trying. Hopefully they survive migration and return in spring
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vickirenee
- Posts: 1
- Joined: Fri Jun 13, 2014 3:05 pm
- Location: WA/Cathlamet
This looks very similar to the new chick in our colony this year at North Welcome Slough in Cathlamet, WA. Ours is not stark white but all light colored, pink beak and feet, but eyes are dark. Banded with Federal #2891-25160, and WA green L leg band W 160.
Neither parent was banded. There were 6 chicks and only one was white. The biologist took a piece of feather for dna.
I am not sure how but if I can figure it out I will post a picture.
Neither parent was banded. There were 6 chicks and only one was white. The biologist took a piece of feather for dna.
I am not sure how but if I can figure it out I will post a picture.
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Purple Martin Flock at the center point of Welcome Slough (a channel that opens into the Columbia River about 25 mi upriver from Astoria, OR)