Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Have you been seeing any bald-looking Blue Jays at your feeder lately? Don't be alarmed, it's a common sight this time of year. Some Blue Jays and Northern Cardinals lose all of the feathers on their heads at once during their late-summer molt.
While the reason behind this unusual look isn't well understood, it happens often enough to be considered a normal molt pattern for both species. Learn more about bald Blue Jays from Project FeederWatch: feederwatch.org/learn/unusual-birds/bald-headed-birds
Watch LIVE at 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 ETS ML1-WPW microphone.
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Have you been seeing any bald-looking Blue Jays at your feeder lately? Don't be alarmed, it's a common sight this time of year. Some Blue Jays and Northern Cardinals lose all of the feathers on their heads at once during their late-summer molt.
While the reason behind this unusual look isn't well understood, it happens often enough to be considered a normal molt pattern for both species. Learn more about bald Blue Jays from Project FeederWatch: feederwatch.org/learn/unusual-birds/bald-headed-birds
Watch LIVE at 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 ETS ML1-WPW microphone.
#birdcams #live #birdfeeder #birds #wildlife #nature #nowplaying #newyork
