A friend in Richmond has reported seeing a weird-looking male cardinal at
his feeder in the Monument Avenue/Libbie Avenue area. "The top of the
cardinal's head is almost black when seen from some angles and his neck looks a
little like an old chicken that somebody has tried (and failed) to wring off."
(His quote, not mine.) The really odd thing is that they have seen this same
thing on another cardinal across the river in the Forest Hill area.
Any idea of what is causing this?
Eunice C. Hudgins
Salem, VA
