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Nancy Shephard
Granger, IN, United States
Cardinal with white coloring.
I spotted a white cardinal in my backyard, with the dozens of other Cardinals. Dentsville, Maryland. 08-23-18. I then after found a feather belonging to it. Gray, white with red tips.
I spotted a white carnival at my feeder today. 12/15/18. Besutiful.
I forgot to tell my location. I am 7 miles east of Anniston Alabama.
The beautiful white cardinal was at my feeder again this today. I’ve tried to get its photo, but I am to slow. 7 miles east of Anniston Alabama.
Spotted a white cardinal in our backyard on Christmas morning 12/25/18 . Quite an amazing site. Seen In suburban Philadelphia, PA – 5 miles from Philly International Airport.
Spotted a White cardinal in our backyard Christmas morning. Quite an amazing sight. Seen in suburban Philadelphia, PA about 5 miles from Philly International Airport.
I spotted a White Cardinal in my yard this morning.
In Pocahontas, TN
I spotted a white Cardinal in my yard today, most amazing bird I have ever seen.
It started again today. For the 3rd year in a row, a little white Cardinal visits my house and pecks on my window glass. It’s so strange! It’s at various 1st floor windows and different times of day, but usually later mornings. It pecks for less than 5 minutes and then gone till the next day. I would enjoy it much more if I could understand what’s going on. Anyone have knowledge or a good guess? Thanks. (I’m in Wabash, Indiana)
It could be territorial behavior. It might be seeing it’s reflection and thinking its another bird.
We saw a white cardinal in Kennesaw National Park yesterday (3/1/2019) in Marietta, GA. It was beautiful.
Saw a white cardinal at the feeder today, have seen it in December also. Cincinnati ohio.
I just had a white cardinal land on my trellis and then to t he fence. I never knew, but it makes sense. Albino cardinals? Spartanburg, SC
Hi Ronna, Albinism is a genetic mutation that prevents the production of melanin, it is not specific to any one species. You can learn more about color variations in birds on our Unusual Birds page: https://feederwatch.org/learn/unusual-birds/#color-variants
Almost every creature in the animal kingdom can be leucistic or albino. Leucism is basically partial albinism.
Never heard of this before, but we just had a white cardinal perch in front of our picture window and stare at us for a few minutes. Very pretty, Commack, NY
Spotted a white cardinal at the bird feeder today. I’m located in the greater St. Louis Metro region. It’s a SIGN. My beloved St. Louis Cardinals are going all the way this year!! GO CARDS ⚾️!!
Cardinals havebeen thought of as messangers from Heaven for a long time now. Had a dream of a pure white cardinal last night, never knew they exsisted so looked it up (why Im on this site) Intresting.. and most of the posts here are recent. hmmm Heaven trying to get our attention 🙂
10/3/2019 saw a beautiful white cardinal today in the top of my apple tree near my feeder-very white with red crest and tail-Brandon, Ms.
I dreamt about white cardinals last night. In my dream, i felt amazed. Reading these posts, I am amazed…
Amazing pictures of white cardinals! I heard about them on the radio on “Science Friday”. So I looked them up on line. They’re so beautiful! – Placerville,
I spotted a pure white cardinal in my backyard with a red mate very beautiful. Tecumseh, OK
I just saw a cardinal that was very bright red, and had some bright yellow feathers on its lower back. I didn’t have my binoculars, but I’m certain it was a cardinal; it was hanging out with several other, normal colored, cardinals. Very odd!
I saw a white cardinal with a little red on its wings this morning at the edge of our woods in Roanoke, VA. January 25, 2020
Saw a leucitic cardinal in Huntsville, AL today. 2/8/2020
I spotted a white cardinal in Columbia City IN today. What an awesome sight. I didn’t know there was such a thing.
We are having fun watching our white cardinal. It is almost always with iis bright red mate. So we are guessing it’s a she. When they raise babies, what are probabilites one or more will be white?
I just spotted a white cardinal and I thought I was daydreaming. I am in Montreal, Canada WOW
Dan Walker, I saw the albino Cardinal in Brandon, MS about two weeks ago. I was running on Scenic Drive just below Grant’s Ferry and Campfire Circle. I pointed it out to a girl walking her dog. Neither of us even knew such a bird existed. I just googled this site up on impulse and found your message.
Saw a white cardinal at our bird feeders today June 20 2020 in Florence Kentucky. We sit out here every day in good weather and have never seen one before – so surprising and beautiful!
I just saw a cardinal in my yard. All white. Amazing. Sat for awhile and watched me. Jackson, California.
We just saw a beautiful white cardinal in our yard Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. It arrived late afternoon with a male, shortly after I set out the bird feeders and lingered on the deck.
We have had a White Cardinal at our seed feeder for 2 days. He is gorgeous! We live in Sevierville Tn.
We saw and photographed a White Cardinal several times at our feeder at the first of February. It was with about 20 other Cardinals. We live in the northern panhandle of West Virginia, Wellsburg. Beautiful!
I’m not saying it is but it almost looks like a tuffed titmouse.
lol. Definitely not one but it does sort of look like one
Just spotted an albino cardinal in my yard in Norteast Philadelphia today. Too fast to get a picture.
I have a white cardinal that lives very nearby and I see him daily in my backyard. We love him
White cardinal at feeders on back deck today, 2/24/2022 – Manassas, Virginia Didn’t get phone camera in time 🙁 Hope it comes back!
Saw a white cardinal at my backyard feeder today. I got a feeling my mother was present and she wanted me to know all is good… 1/28/2023 – Greenfield, Minnesota
We spotted a white cardinal in our yard several times this fall/winter of 2022. Today was seen again Altus, Arkansas
Saw a white Cardinal for the third time this fall at my bird feeder Was finally able to. identify it by the size & little tuft on the top of its head. It is a sheer joy to watch.
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