Hi Mike, Based on the photos that Aaron posted, I'd say it is probably just a leucistic or amelanistic Black-capped chickadee. The bird shown in the photo is also missing pigmentation in the foot and legs, so that would help explain. Still, a cool looking bird!! ~Matt On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 12:40 PM, Mike Sandy <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Today I found a chickadee with a head that was mostly white with black > spots. I tried to get a picture but only had my cellphone camera which is > pretty bad. I'm trying to find pictures on the internet without luck. Does > anyone know if this is maybe a young mountain chickadee or something else? > It was located near the old amphitheater behind the Rocky River Nature > Center where the trail has a four way intersection. > > Mike Sandy > Rocky River > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. > Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. > Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at > www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. > > You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: > http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS > Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] > -- ****************************************************** Matthew Shumar Research Associate / Project Coordinator Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas II The Ohio State University School of Environment and Natural Resources 2021 Coffey Road Columbus, Ohio 43210-1085 Phone: 614-247-6458; Fax: 614-292-7432 ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]