Blue Jay
Blue Jay at Heron Park, Danville, IL. Blue Jays go through one complete molt a year in late summer. But Blue Jays (as well as Northern Cardinals) of all ages have a “bald stage” in which all capital-tract feathers, those on the head and sometimes on the neck are dropped nearly simultaneously, resulting in individuals being nearly bald for about a week.
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