Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2003 09:41:47 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Mark Bange Subject: Northern Cardinal Question Two Northern Cardinals (a male and female) who visit my feeding station are distinct because they are missing portions of their head feathers. Mostly the feathers are absent near their beaks and eyes. The condition and its severity is about the same on each. Can anyone explain this? Could it be due to feeding youngsters? Other cardinals who visit don't exhibit this feather loss. Thank you. ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================