Participant Photo: Juvenile Blue Jay Share Submitter: Janice Davis Place: Ocean City, MD, USA Submission Date: September 2, 2023 Species: Categories: Fun Comments 3 comments on “Participant Photo: Juvenile Blue Jay” Texas Bird Family on September 2nd, 2023 - 9:23pm Molting adult. Not a juvenile Reply Janice Davis on September 2nd, 2023 - 10:23pm I was not sure- but my quick research said gray upper body and no crest. I have seen a lot of molting jays with bald heads – but this bird seemed to be different. Where did I go wrong? Reply Texas Bird Family on September 3rd, 2023 - 11:02pm This bird is starting to molt (in other words, he’s losing his head feathers). Juveniles look like adults but are smaller with gray heads. Reply Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Current ye@r * Leave this field empty
Janice Davis on September 2nd, 2023 - 10:23pm I was not sure- but my quick research said gray upper body and no crest. I have seen a lot of molting jays with bald heads – but this bird seemed to be different. Where did I go wrong? Reply
Texas Bird Family on September 3rd, 2023 - 11:02pm This bird is starting to molt (in other words, he’s losing his head feathers). Juveniles look like adults but are smaller with gray heads. Reply
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3 comments on “Participant Photo: Juvenile Blue Jay”
Molting adult. Not a juvenile
I was not sure- but my quick research said gray upper body and no crest. I have seen a lot of molting jays with bald heads – but this bird seemed to be different.
Where did I go wrong?
This bird is starting to molt (in other words, he’s losing his head feathers). Juveniles look like adults but are smaller with gray heads.