The beak looks almost like a cardinal or a grosbeak to me.

Kinda shaped like a Nighthawk.

Looks like leucistic finch of some sort. I'll have to look up the difference between albino and leucism again. The white beak and legs may indicate albino.

Dees, can you not see my post above yours?

I found this, "For some reason, albinism and partial albinism have been recorded in robins more than any other wild bird species."

olychick, I did see your post. I was focusing on leg and beak and couldn't recall how leucistic birds present those features. I did a little bit of review and agree this bird is probably leucistic. Albino would, most likely, have a pink tint to the beak and/or legs, in addition to pink eyes.

I vote Leucistic but not a Cardinal (no crest) not a Robin (beak wrong) too big to be a Finch but one of the Grosbeaks?

Check this site for bird identification. They are quick to identify, if the pictures are good enough. Do you have more photos?

Since it's feeding right next to what appears to be a grosbeak, and looks almost identical, I think it's safe to assume it's a leucistic grosbeak, if not an albino grosbeak- the legs and bill are so light, it almost seems more likely it's albino, but you'd have to see the eyes to know for sure.

Dees, do the legs look a little pinkish to you?

Cardinals do not always extend their crests. From the darker bar on the wing I believe it is a cardinal. It is larger than most grosbeaks and it is definitely larger than the bird that it is beside.

olychick, it's a grainy photo, which leads me to believe it was taken with a high zoom so it's hard to say. To me, the legs and beak are presenting more white than pink.

The zoom also makes it hard to distinguish specific size. It could be a grosbeak or it could be a finch. There are so many varieties! :)

Size wise, is the other grosbeak also perched on the rail or is it sitting below on another surface? If that's where it is, they could be close in size, or one a juvenile or male vs female.

The head and beak shape are so perfectly grosbeak, but I don't know where the OP lives or which grosbeaks inhabit her area.

I could have added the tail looks too short which sort of indicates not a Cardinal.

The black bar on it's wing is telling. Maybe a leucistic blue bunting....

A blue bunting?? Way to throw a wrench into things, nicole...geez! 😑

Well, your eyes are much better than mine to spot a black bar! So, another possibility. It would really help to know the location of the OP, to be able to narrow down what birds might even be there.

I believe OP is located in Kansas.

Blue Buntings are Central American/Mexican. I think they occasionally make it into Texas. They are small as well-I just looked up the size. 5 1/2 inches?

Leucistic birds will often have areas that are or arent affected. Here it is just a bird with the occasional white splotch. I have never seen one with so much white. I used to have birder friends. They would know.

Yes, I'm in Kansas -- SE Kansas. The photo was taken with my phone and then I cropped so you can see bird rather than green. The bird in the background is a common house sparrow. You all have been most helpful -- I have never heard of leucistic birds before although I have seen pictures of different colored cardinals -- some white ones, too. He's back -- he's feeding! Hopefully I can get a better view and a size on him. Back later!

How cool! I had a leucisitc cardinal at our last house - it was yellow! The first time I saw, I thought WTH!?

I had to look up leucisitc cardnial, they are gorgeous! It could be a domestic bird that escaped...maybe a finch or the like too. I love birds, they are so amazing.

Kansas.....OH.....then back to grosbeak...☺☺☺

I find that fascinating!!

Nicole we do have grosbeaks at the feeder but in the spring and then they disappear. I've never had them in the fall. We've also had buntings but again, they were here and gone -- they don't stay all summer. The best I could tell today he was a bit bigger than a sparrow but not a whole lot bigger. I am thinking, however, that one of the "sparrows" is a female grosbeak. But I didn't see her with the white bird or at the feeder at the same time as the white bird. And yes, he definitely has some black bars on his wings.

The pic is so blurry, the pic is small, my eyes are bad, but what I see next to the white bird looks very much like some kind of grosbeak. I don't know when they appear where you are or how many different types of grosbeaks there are where you live. But the white bird and the bird right next to it look like they have identical head shapes and beak shapes.

We get Evening Grosbeaks during part of the year only (winter) and Black Headed Grosbeaks in the Spring and sometimes other times of the year here. It's possible that in your region different grosbeaks appear at different times.

Buntings pass through Colorado too, not a resident. I wonder how long he'll stay.....you'll have to keep us apprised of sightings. The black markings make me think the bird retained a "little" of it's natural "detail" coloring.

Olychick -- the bird next to it is a common house sparrow -- that one I can easily identify -- we have gobs of them as well as purple and house finches (sometimes hard to tell apart -- at least the females are to me). Hopefully, on his next visit I can get a better picture!

My thought on quick glance was "Albino house sparrow." But I had never heard of "leucastic" before. That's why I love this forum, learn something new all the time!

Lukki that finch looks promising.

The albino finch looks like an albino zebra finch (eta, or Bengalese). They are not native to Colorado (or the US), but could be an escaped pet? I used to raise zebra finches.

That’s what I suggested above and am pretty sure it is Mama Goose. I’m amazed at how many people loose their birds.

The beak is too light for an albino zebra finch. But it may be an escaped bird. He didn't come yesterday. I've named his Caspar.

Maybe I should start a new thread, but this bird flew into my slider this morning. He was stunned a bit and I snapped this picture. He flew away a few minutes later.

We have many goldfinches at our thistle feeder. He was a little bigger. I never saw a bird with mottled colors like this.

Edited to add... I'm in northeastern Pennsylvania.

It could be a leucistic Purple Finch or House Finch (I can't tell them apart even when they are properly colored).

eta: while looking for a pic I found this article that
says House Finches come in a variety of colors including oranges and
yellows. Who knew? Not me!

https://toughlittlebirds.com/2013/12/17/red-finch-orange-finch-yellow-finch/

oh, I would love to see this bird! how lucky.

our neighborhood has a leucistic crow (aka "caramel crow"). he's been around for years. one thing that makes me happy is that he appears to not be rejected by his flock for looking different. he's always seen along with his buddies.

Finches get their color from their food rather like flamingos-different food of course. If they dont get the right amount or type of carotenoids it can change their color. I also have trouble telling the House from the Purple Finch. One of them has a female with a light eyebrow but I can never remember which one. Then there is the more stripped stomach. There is one chowing down at the suet feeder right this moment.