Here's a link to a piece they ran a few years ago on the Lab of Ornithology website: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/i-have-a-bald-bird-at-my-feeder-is-it-sick/ [https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/norcarBald_RohiniMehta_2_pre12-539x500.jpg]<https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/i-have-a-bald-bird-at-my-feeder-is-it-sick/> I have a bald bird at my feeder. Is it sick? - All About Birds<https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/i-have-a-bald-bird-at-my-feeder-is-it-sick/> We receive many inquiries about bald birds, especially Blue Jays and Northern Cardinals. In late summer and fall, when a bird molts, it usually grows and replaces its feathers gradually, but occasionally a bird loses all the feathers on its head at once. This is particularly true of Blue Jays, m ... www.allaboutbirds.org
________________________________ From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Peter Saracino <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2020 4:58 PM To: Linda Clark Benedict <[email protected]> Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] molting birds question Thanks for the info. Must be so m.j e as re molting non-essential feathers? On Tue, May 12, 2020, 2:37 PM Linda Clark Benedict <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: We had a bald rose-breasted grosbeak at our feeder. On Mon, May 11, 2020, 3:35 PM Peter Saracino <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Hi folks. Recently I have seen one "bald" redwing on a tray feeder and another that was nearly bald. Now I see what appears to be an adult Oriole "losing" some of the black on its head. Is it normal for these birds to molt some of their non-flight feathers at this time of year? Thanks for the help. Pete Sar -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Archives: The Mail Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Archives: The Mail Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
