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From: lbd@cbnews.att.com (Linda B. Dunlap)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: anyone seen any...
Message-ID: <1990Aug30.200311.12312@cbnews.att.com>
Date: 30 Aug 90 20:03:11 GMT
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In article <34190@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU>, dmark@acsu.buffalo.edu (David Mark) writes:
> ... interesting birds lately?
> 
> (sigh)
> 
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> 
> One of the Blue Jays that comes to my feederis "bald".  No head feathers.
> Looks like an Australian friar-bird that has fallen into some blue paint!
> Is this likely to be the results of a disease, or parasites, or an
> encounter with a cat with a bizarre sense of humor?
> 
> What was the most unusual bird at YOUR feeder yesterday?
> 
> David Mark
> dmark@acsu.buffalo.edu

We have several bald Blue Jays at our feeder in Central Ohio, also.
I thought perhaps it had something to do with all the lawn chemicals
used these days.  I saw them last year too.  None of the other birds
seem affected.

By the way, this morning's paper talked about two sightings of Bald
Eagles in Central Ohio.  Obviously ... just passing through!