I have one of those strange, bald cardinals (a male) at my feeders now, too. I have had one or two in past summers as well.
Thanks for the links, Phil. It is a relief to find out that they are not about to succumb to some awful disease!
(I am also a cat owner, but I'm going to stay out of that discussion.)
Elaine Hendricks
Greenbelt, MD
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> From: "Phil Davis" <>
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> Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] strange looking cardinal
> Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 00:32:28 -0400
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>
> Sydney, et al.
>
> Some related links, FYI ...
>
> http://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek030701.html
>
> http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~insrisg/nature/nw98/baldbirds.html
>
> http://web.syr.edu/~bpburtt/Birds/Feb22-04.htm
>
> Phil
>
>
> At 18:49 06/29/2006, Sydney Jacobs wrote:
> > We have a cardinal in our yard with a bluish head and no crest! The
> > rest of the bird definitely looks like a male cardinal. I don't
> > think he is bald.- he is hanging around our yard and visiting the
> > feeder. Anyone else seen something like this?
> > Sydney
>
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