Bird ID?
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HostaDesigner
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Bird ID?
NO IDEA what this bird is. Can anyone help?
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petal*pusher
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Re: Bird ID?
Oh my! Such a sad looking little cardinal! He's not lookin' good...that's for sure!
I had a few like this a couple years back and worried what was happening. I looked it up just now for you....here's what is said....hope it helps...Pam
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This seems to be a fairly common phenomenon among Cardinals, judging from the number of questions I have had on this subject. They are not plucked off, they fall out. It seems to be some sort of minor genetic defect in the molting pattern. Instead of feathers molting and being replaced a few at a time, most of them come out at once. They will grow back.
I had a few like this a couple years back and worried what was happening. I looked it up just now for you....here's what is said....hope it helps...Pam
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This seems to be a fairly common phenomenon among Cardinals, judging from the number of questions I have had on this subject. They are not plucked off, they fall out. It seems to be some sort of minor genetic defect in the molting pattern. Instead of feathers molting and being replaced a few at a time, most of them come out at once. They will grow back.
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Chris_W
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Re: Bird ID?
Yup, that's what I was going to say too - it looks like a cardinal molting. Sure is funny looking - just don't point and stare too much - you might give it a complex...
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lazygardner
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Re: Bird ID?
I was going to say it is a cardinal-buzzard cross. 
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