After reading a post of today's date concerning feather loss in Cardinals 
I turned my telescope on the busy sunflower feeder to check out the birds 
at close range.   Of perhaps two dozen cardinals I saw one male and one 
female that had some very small scales close to the eyes, no head feather 
loss.   All the house finches, sparrows, titmice, nuthatch, and doves 
looked prime and ready to be photographed.

About a year and a half ago in warmer weather (month ??) I saw lots of 
head feather loss in the cardinals and house finches.   Some one told me 
not to worry, they were just molting ??   

  Gene Smith   S.E. Delaware County, near Hoover Boardwalk

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