Birdwatchers Are Going Crazy Over One In Million Rare Bird Spotted In Alabama. But Why Is It So Special?

Birdwatchers are all excited at the news of a one in a million bird that has been spotted in Alabaster Alabama. It is an unusual yellow cardinal with yellow feathers only and no red hues. It is a species with a genetic mutation that blocks the red hues which is why it is regarded as a mutant bird. Ornithologists say that the bird is so rare that among a million backyard feeders, perhaps such a species may visit only one or two of them.

1The beautiful yellow cardinal

When Charlie Stephenson from Alabaster Alabama noticed an unusual bird pecking at her hanging back feeder, she decided to check it out. It seemed a strange unfamiliar yellow bird which she had never seen before in her life. 

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2She clicked a photo of the rare bird

Stephenson is a seasonal and avid birdwatcher who has observed several species of cardinals in the past. This one that featured a mustard color coat was totally different from all that she had seen. She immediately clicked a photograph of it. 

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3What is so special about this bird?

Stephenson had seen many albino and leucistic birds among which some were totally white but who had some pigmented color on their bodies. But what is so special about the bird she found in her backyard? 

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