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Bald Headed Blue Jays?? - Thunder Bay Field Naturalists
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Why are cardinals and blue jays going bald?
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Bluejay on the ground beneath the bird feeders. - FeederWatch
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Molting Cardinals – Seasons Flow
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Red-winged Blackbird Featherless Head - FeederWatch
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Molting Blue Jay - FeederWatch
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Laura's Birding Blog: Bald Blue Jays
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Molting Blue Jay
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I have a bald bird at my feeder. Is it sick?
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology - July 29: Molting all of its head feathers at once leaves this Blue Jay looking bald. Thanks to John Pizniur for sharing his photo from Alberta.
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Bruce Mactavish: The case of the bald blue jay
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Molting Blue Jay - FeederWatch
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Blue Jays hanging out - FeederWatch