I've had a "white thing"like that flying in my yard.I been trying to get a picture,but it's a real scardy cat.I didn't think of it being a robin,as don't have many of those in my yard.(I'm kinda ruled by the red cardinals& red bellied woodpecker....who has a family....and
I spied them teaching flight lessons yesterday)I have a mix of smaller birds also like nut hatchs/sparrows/chic a dees/finches/cow birds/thrush/mockingbird/titmouses.Mrs d seems to hog all the
blue birds at her house.I don't get very many here.
the albinoism in birds is a lack of tyrosinase.I also know its not inherited.its a thing with the resseive gene and for it to pass on to offspring...the albino must be homozygous,that is the carrier of 2 mutant genes(alleles)If one has a normal allel( assumeing they are fully pigmented)The parents of the albino must each of had 1 muted allel& 1 normal allel(assumeing they are normally pigmented)perhaps they are relatives and inherited the mutant allel from a common ansector.
Cindy your bird May be fully pigmented.it has dark eyes& the coloring looks proper on the beak but the legs are normally black.sooooo are any bird groups in your area going to tag the bird???hell you could always write your paper and ask if any groups are going to tag it and see if post your response..lolthen again.....maybe a dove& robin had some freaky sex..lol(sorry....low alchoal level this morning....dry conties suck)