Hi Ian I have been getting call and have had in the past. About birds with no feathers on their heads. mostly the are cardinals and a most are females I don't know what your bird is but this seems to happen in late summer or early fall. . I live in Lexington and that is where most of these birds have been. Bob Morris Lexington robertmorrie27@xxxxxxxxxxxxx I ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Stewart" <istew2@xxxxxxx> To: <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 1:51 PM Subject: [birdky] Help needed with bird ID > > Hi all, > > A friend has e-mailed me a picture of a bird seen at a feeder in Kentucky w= > hich he can't ID. I have looked at it, and I am baffled too, my best gues= > s is a brown thrasher, or possible mockingbird, in a very aberrant plumag= > e, maybe mid-moult, though the head is almost bald. Does anyone want to t= > ry and ID the bird if I forward them the JPEG image? > > Cheers > Ian > Ian Stewart > T.H. Morgan School of Biology > University of Kentucky > Lexington > Kentucky > 40506-0225 > (859) 323-9499 > ================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBERS============== > > The BIRDKY Mailing List requires you to sign > your messages with first & last name, city, & > state abbreviation. > -------------------------------------------------- > To post to this mailing list, send e-mail to: > birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > -------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: > birdky-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject line. > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > Visit the Kentucky Ornithological Society > web site at http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > BIRDKY List Manager: Gary Ritchison, Richmond, KY > E-mail: gary.ritchison@xxxxxxx > > ================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBERS============== The BIRDKY Mailing List requires you to sign your messages with first & last name, city, & state abbreviation. -------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, send e-mail to: birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: birdky-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject line. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Kentucky Ornithological Society web site at http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * BIRDKY List Manager: Gary Ritchison, Richmond, KY E-mail: gary.ritchison@xxxxxxx