On November 21, 2015, at 7:15 am at 11 Bank Street South in Millbrook, an all-white woodpecker was enjoying the hanging peanuts. The bird was totally grey/white and NOT albino as had black eyes. It was the same size as a Hairy Woodpecker and its flight was swooping like a woodpecker. The bird is still coming daily to the feeder. I am attaching a couple of very poor pictures .. taken through my screen on a my cell phone.
Jill Stocker
Note from DM: I’m quite sure that this is a leucistic Hairy Woodpecker, which means “there is a partial loss of pigmentation resulting in white, pale, or patchy coloration of the feathers but not the eyes. Unlike albinism, it is caused by a reduction in multiple types of pigment, not just melanin.” – Wikipedia
leucistic HAWO – Jill Stocker – Nov. 2015 – Millbrook
leucistic HAWO 2 – Jill Stocker – Nov. 2015 – Millbrook
