Hey Mark, I believe that bird is a hybrid, a cross between a Northern Cardinal and a Black Vulture :) Roger Mayhorn Compton Mt ----- Original Message ----- From: Herdfanmark@xxxxxxx To: bcbirdclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ; blueridgebirders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ; NRVBirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, March 11, 2013 10:47 PM Subject: [bcbirdclub] Bald Cardinal I haven't seen one of these in a couple of years, and the Cardinals I've seen that were bald have all been males? http://www.tulsaaudubon.org/bald_cardinals-bluejays.htm Good Birding Mark Mullins Pulaski County, Va