A tough beat up Chickadee
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A tough beat up Chickadee

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bronco

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on: March 29, 2013, 09:47:26 AM
This little fella has been around my house for about 6 weeks constantly at the feeders, sipping sap from the trees or foraging on the lawn and usually alone. It always looks like this - body feathers all fluffed up and ragged - tail and wing feathers all scraggly - and unable to fold it's wings back fully. I wonder if it's survived an attack by something. I'll be cheering for it to survive.

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Reply #1 on: March 29, 2013, 10:08:58 PM
It looks like he is molting, I have a tree sparrow that keeps showing up on my balcony that looks very similar.  He has been around for a couple of days and can fly as high as the 7th floor so he doesn't appear to be any worse for wear.  Still haven't managed to get his picture, but I will keep trying.
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Reply #2 on: March 31, 2013, 05:55:24 AM
Yes he does look like he is molting - but he has looked the same for 6 weeks. I'll be keeping an eye out for him as time progresses and perhaps post additional photos.
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