Wow. I have no idea what it is. At first, I thought it had a really big beak.....but I think that's part of the weeds behind it. I'm not familiar with this bird. Maybe it's a pet? Maybe it's a variation on some usual kind of bird. Maybe it's a juvenile? How big was it? Have you tried posting it on the Birding forum? Very interesting!

It was Robin-sized. I will post in the Bird Watching forum too.

was it walking or hopping? My guess is that you have yourself either a grackle or a robin with a touch of partial albinism....
leaning more towards the grackle at this point...

Dirtgirl - I think it was looking for french fries so Grackle would make sense. Two other people suggested a partial albino Grackle in the Bird Watching forum and posted almost at the same time you did. I can't remember if it was walking or hopping but it spent quite a bit of time on the ground. I've always seen it by itself, not with other birds. I'll keep my camera with me. It was still hanging around there yesterday. Maybe I can get another shot.

Hey Dirtgirl.....sounds like you and the couple of people on the birdwatching forum may have guessed it! I've never seen an albino or partial albino anything. My brother in Minnesota has an albino squirrel in his yard!
You were really lucky christie to get pics of this!

can you identify any of its calls? it reminds me of a grackle as well. or magpie? i dont' know anything about them since we have none in my area.

I just had a full albino grackle in my yard TODAY! I was so excited to see this post, I joined the site. (I don't know how to upload pics yet, but I got quite a few) I even got a couple being fed by momma!

My thought was leucistic grackle.

I agree with Frank.
Cathy

Dydee - Welcome to Gardenweb! Congrats on getting the photos. It's unusual to see an albino bird, much less photograph it. There are some interesting photos if you look on Google's images feature. There's an albino peacock that's beautiful.

If you're wanting to learn how to post photos, you can find lots of helpful info by searching on gardenweb. A lot of people use Photobucket.

Thanks alot for the tip... I'm trying to use photobucket now, so hopefully it works!
Dydee

Here is a link that might be useful: pictures by bjorknbeans

It worked for me. Really cool that you got a photo of it being fed. That leaves no doubt as to what kind of bird it is. Here's a discussion in the bird watching forum.

Here is a link that might be useful: Unofficial poll on albinistic, leucistic birds

Thank you SO MUCH, Christie! This bird has been such an exciting experience for my whole family. And, I did leave a link in the bird watching forum. Thanks for the info..
Dydee

I posted mine there too just now.