Diseased Bird: Bald Cardinal Share Over the past year there have been at least 3 Cardinals with this same missing feathers on the head and face coming to my feeders. Submitter: Carol Cedarholm Place: Ithaca, NY, United States Submission Date: February 13, 2017 Species: Categories: Other Tags: Bald Comments One comment on “Diseased Bird: Bald Cardinal” Ava Johnson on August 5th, 2022 - 12:47pm Hi Carol, this will sometimes happen to Cardinals and Blue Jays when molting. It does not affect their health and the feathers will return soon. It might also be caused by mites, but it is most likely just molting. Ava Reply Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published.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
Ava Johnson on August 5th, 2022 - 12:47pm Hi Carol, this will sometimes happen to Cardinals and Blue Jays when molting. It does not affect their health and the feathers will return soon. It might also be caused by mites, but it is most likely just molting. Ava Reply
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Hi Carol, this will sometimes happen to Cardinals and Blue Jays when molting. It does not affect their health and the feathers will return soon. It might also be caused by mites, but it is most likely just molting.
Ava