One comment on “Diseased Bird: Female Northern Cardinal, missing head feathers.”
Holly Faulkner, Project Assistant on
Hi Grethe, This is a common molt pattern in cardinals and jays. They will begin to grow new feathers within about a week or two. For more information, check out this page and scroll down to “bald-headed birds” https://feederwatch.org/learn/unusual-birds/.
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One comment on “Diseased Bird: Female Northern Cardinal, missing head feathers.”
Hi Grethe, This is a common molt pattern in cardinals and jays. They will begin to grow new feathers within about a week or two. For more information, check out this page and scroll down to “bald-headed birds” https://feederwatch.org/learn/unusual-birds/.