BANGOR DAILY NEWS • October 9, 2021
A white crow perched on a power line in southern Aroostook County is not a true albino, according to Doug Hitchcox, staff naturalist with Maine Audubon. Rather, in this case the coloration — or lack of it — is the result of a genetic mutation resulting in leucism. The mutation prevents melanin and other pigments from being deposited in the feathers.