Re: [cayugabirds-l] Bald Blue Jay

[anneb . clark]

It’s that head molt time of year!!   Bad Feather Days abound. Crows look similarly ratty.  Sent from my iPhone On Aug 18, 2024, at 4:54 PM, Melissa Groo <melg...@gmail.com> wrote:  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 About Me www.melissagroo.com Instagram  Facebook On Sun, Aug 18, 2024 at 4:43 PM Chris R. Pelkie <chris.pel...@cornell.edu> 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 Ithaca, NY 14850 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 <atvaw...@gmail.com> 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 Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds ABA Please submit your observations to eBird! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds ABA Please submit your observations to eBird! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds ABA Please submit your observations to eBird! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds ABA Please submit your observations to eBird! --