Id sparrow w/weird feather, cen Maine, USA (1 Viewer)

River Girl

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• Aug 27, 2015

• #1

I think this is a juv White-throated Sparrow but I have never seen one at a feeder and can you tell me maybe why it has this one weird feather.

Thank you.

 

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Microtus

Maryland USA (he/him)

• Aug 27, 2015

• #2

It is a White-throated Sparrow and I'm too sleepy to say why it has a feather like that.

 

Corvus cornix

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• Aug 27, 2015

• #3

I'd say the feather is one that's been damaged at the tip and thus displaced. It will most likely fall out of it's own accord or be removed during preening. It'll most likely be replaced with a "normal" feather.

Cheers

 

River Girl

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• Aug 29, 2015

• #4

Thank you for answering the feather question. Appreciated.

Marianne