Sounds like it might be a juvenile going through its first molt. Sometimes
they lose all their head feathers at once, and the skin under the feathers
of cardinals is black. It's not all that uncommon with cardinals and blue
jays. You can find more information here:
http://feederwatch.org/learn/unusual-birds/#bald-headed-birds
Anne Marie Johnson
On 8/21/2014 11:52 AM, Carl Steckler wrote:
This morning I had a very unusual bird at my feeders. It was a Cardinal
with a red head and black mask, but the body was black. By the time I
went to get my camera it was gone. I have set up my wildlife camera in
hopes that it will come back and I can get a photo of it.
Has anyone else seen this bird?
Carl Steckler
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