[EBB Sightings] Oregon Junco w/o tail feathers

I had a similar experience in my back yard last year with a Spotted Towhee.
It looked like an antbird from the tropics.  I can't recall how long it took
for the feathers to reappear, which they did eventually, but it took quite a
while.  I assumed the bird was a survivor of a predatory attack.

Johan Langewis
Oakland


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "MaryLou Mull" 
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Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 7:45 PM
Subject: [EBB Sightings] Oregon Junco w/o tail feathers


> Here in Hercules (Refugio Valley area) our back yard
> is frequently visited by a female "Oregon" Junco
> without her tail feathers! She is shaped kinda like a
> baby chicken-- disguised as an O-Junco! I keep waiting
> for her feathers to grow--but NO--she has been
> visiting us for several weeks now and no new growth
> seems to be occurring in her rump area--and she
> doesn't seemed hampered by the lack at all! This is
> new to my eyes and I wonder--So whats up with that?!
> Any thoughts or info appreciated.
> Sweet Tweets,
> MaryLou Mull
> Hercules
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