Folks

If you want to see another example of another species that suffers from head 
mites, I placed a Blue Jay I photographed the other day through my dinning 
room window.  Not a particular good image but head mite infections  happens 
to many species.  Fortunately this time of year the animals can grow new 
feathers in for the winter and should be OK.  You can see the new feathers 
growing in on this individual.   It does cause stress, but there is nothing 
I am aware of that home owners can do like cleaning feeders.  Let nature 
take its course.

Go to: www.georgejett.net. and look in Recent Images.

George

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tim Boucher" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 1:40 PM
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Cardinal with Black head


The brilliant Bill Hilton covered this topic quite nicely just a few weeks 
back:

http://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek030701.html

While you are on his wonderful website, think about contributing a few 
bucks. He makes it really easy - like five different ways to contribute - 
and he so richly deserves support for the environmental education and 
scientific research he has been conducting basically on his own dime for so 
many years!

Ellen Paul
Chevy Chase MD