Location: Cedarhurst near LIRR station in backyard of a home. Trying to identify an unusual bird a bit larger than a sparrow that is mostly creamy white with what appears to be brown on parts of its back.The rest of the back is this very creamy white color. It has been hanging around my feeders for the better half of 10 days. I tried to post pictures here about 5 days ago but the quality was not very good. The entire stomach and head are white. The head and back are brown. I had a birder come and look and thought it was a sparrow with genetic anomalies but really wasn't sure. Others have suggested a snow bunting (which would be somewhat unusual in my garden vs its normal habitat) and others suggested a winter plumage goldfinch. Hopefully these pictures will help someone here identify this bird. It is larger than a goldfinch and a sparrow. It has been hanging with the sparrows throughout the day and can be seen about 75% or more at a time for the past 10 days. --
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