Isn’t it possible it’s just heavy molting? See this recent blog post from Laura Erickson:
https://blog.lauraerickson.com/2020/08/bald-blue-jays.html?m=1 Melissa Melissa Groo Wildlife and Conservation Photographer Sony Artisan of Imagery Melissa profiled in May issue of Rolling Stone magazine <https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/photography-game-farms-exploiting-wild-animals-1235002275/> About Me <https://www.perplexity.ai/search/who-is-melissa-groo-gQ.PNbh8TwitZwon26Q03g> www.melissagroo.com Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/melissagroo/> Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/melissa.groo> On Sun, Aug 18, 2024 at 4:43 PM Chris R. Pelkie <[email protected]> wrote: > I would guess mites leading to mange. > Be careful handling the feeder so you don’t get the mites. There are some > nasty images on Google of what human skin looks like after bird mites get > at it. > > > ChrisP > ______________________ > > Chris Pelkie > Data Manager; IT Support > K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics > Cornell Lab of Ornithology > 159 Sapsucker Woods Road > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/159+Sapsucker+Woods+Road+%0D%0AIthaca,+NY+14850?entry=gmail&source=g> > Ithaca, NY 14850 > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/159+Sapsucker+Woods+Road+%0D%0AIthaca,+NY+14850?entry=gmail&source=g> > https://www.birds.cornell.edu/ccb/ > > In office: Tue, Wed, Thu 0700–1100 > Else: working remote 0700–1600 M–F > > On Aug 18, 2024, at 16:22, Tom Vawter <[email protected]> wrote: > > This Jay has been at our feeders for the last week or so. I can only > think he’s been picked on by other Jays. Other ideas? > <IMG_0208.jpg> > > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME.htm> > Rules and Information > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES.htm> > 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> > ABA <https://www.aba.org/birding-news/> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > > > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME.htm> > Rules and Information > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES.htm> > 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> > ABA <https://www.aba.org/birding-news/> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") Cayugabirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm ARCHIVES: 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/ Please submit your observations to eBird: ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/ --
