Bald Blue Jays Descend On Peanut Feeder In Ithaca, New York – Aug. 21, 2024

Опубликовано: 30 Октябрь 2024
на канале: Cornell Lab Bird Cams

35,501

Watch a few bald-headed Blue Jays arrive to pick peanuts from the Cornell Feeders. Each year we hear from viewers who see bald birds at the feeder and wonder what's happening. In late summer and fall, the affected birds have dropped their head feathers simultaneously during molting, resulting in individuals being nearly bald for about a week.

Many of these strange-looking birds may be juveniles undergoing their first prebasic molt, which produces the first winter adult plumage. For Blue Jays, this molt pattern is considered normal, and this molt pattern happens with enough frequency in Northern Cardinal populations to be considered within the normal range. Have you seen any bald birds this month?

Watch LIVE at http://AllAboutBirds.org/CornellFeeders for news, updates, and more information about the pond and its surroundings.

This FeederWatch cam is located in the Treman Bird Feeding Garden at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in Ithaca, New York. Perched on the edge of both Sapsucker Woods and its 10-acre pond, these feeders attract both forest species like chickadees and woodpeckers as well as some species that prefer open environments near water like Red-winged Blackbirds.

The Wild Birds Unlimited store at Sapsucker Woods has been a part of the visitor experience in the Cornell Lab’s Visitor Center ever since the new building opened in 2003. They are the preferred vendor of official Cornell Lab merchandise and offer a dizzying number of feeders, binoculars, and birdwatching-related gear and gifts to make any bird enthusiast happy. WBU has also pledged support for many of the Cornell Lab’s local efforts, including providing the bird feeders and food for this FeederWatch Cam.

The FeederWatch cam hardware includes an Axis P1448-LE camera with an an ETS ML1-WPW microphone.

#birdcams #live #birdfeeder #birds #wildlife #nature #nowplaying #newyork