This past week I found out that the white hummer that I reported on that had been seen at a feeder near Salida at the end of August was still around and coming to a neighbor's feeder. I drove up and got some good photos that I have now posted to my Birds and Blooms <http://birdsandnature.blogspot.com/>blog. It appears to meet criteria (at that on the Cornell Univ website, noting that there are different theories) for partial/incomplete/imperfect albinism as it has white feathers, an apparent lack of pigment in bill, feet, and legs but it's eye is (pigmented) dark. Steve Bouricius, whom I contacted about this bird, did tell me that he once had a hummer that looked all white but showed some color to feathers when in hand.
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