Leucistic Dark-Eyed Junco – Oregon Race

On September 17, 2015 I observed a leucistic Dark-eyed junco in the yard. The term ‘leucistic’ refers to a lack of color in a species’ normal plumage colors, manifested as white feathers.  In the past I’ve photographed a leucistic American robin, Spotted towhee and Varied thrush.  I noticed that on one or two occasions this bird did not integrate well with the rest of the juncos and I have not seen it again since my original sighting, despite increasing numbers of juncos in the yard.  DSC_0853.