An extremely rare albino hummingbird recently visited a feeder at a Lake Waukomis home and the bird may still be in the area.  On August 8, birdwatchers Nancy and Michael Morrison spotted a white hummingbird with a pink beak, pink legs, and pink eyes hovering at a feeder in their yard. The bird then visited the feeder daily or rested at a butterfly bush at the Morrison’s home.  Three days later it was gone.

Conservation Department officials say white hummingbirds have poor survival rates because they stand out to predators.  The albino in Morrison’s yard was likely born this year in the Kansas City area. If it survives it will soon migrate south to the Gulf Coast or Central America.