Very interesting! Thank you Anne. Yeah - these redwings around my house are losing head feathers NOW - and not post-breeding. Pete Sar
On Wed, May 13, 2020, 3:01 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > I will just offer the observation made several times while studying > nesting redwinged blabkbirds at the Cornell ponds that no males arrived > with bald heads but quite a few > Showed missing patches during EARLy breeding season while disputes were > common. At least once a fully feathered banded male had a down and out > fight, flew off but was back trying to retake his territory the next > day...with a bald spot. > > Whatever other explanations may pertain, male-male fights contribute I > feel sure. > Balding blue jays show up after breeding during post-juvenile and post > breeding molts, I agree. Have seen. Not just their heads look ratty. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On May 13, 2020, at 12:20 PM, Peter Saracino <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Thanks! > Pete Saracino > > On Wed, May 13, 2020, 9:27 AM Tim Gallagher <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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/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]> >> wrote: >> >> We had a bald rose-breasted grosbeak at our feeder. >> >> On Mon, May 11, 2020, 3:35 PM Peter Saracino <[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. 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