Sick Bird: Head feather loss Northern Cardinal
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Both photos are still from my trail cam. 1st one shows a male N Cardinal with a little feather loss around his eye, taken in December 2019. I’ve been watching the progression of the feather loss in this individual bird. 2nd photo is how he looks today, 2-20-2020
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Hi Jeannette, usually this is caused by molting, but based on the time of year it might be caused by mites.