[Tweeters] Song sparrows with almost no tail

[HAL MICHAEL]

Sometimes, absence of a tail is the result of escape from a cat. But, I have seen a number of Song Sparrows here, while banding, and the newly fledged birds seem to have no tail. But, they do grow back fast as I have seen one with a growing stub.

Hal Michael
Board of Directors, Ecologists Without Borders http://ecowb.org/
Olympia WA
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>     On 08/16/2021 5:46 PM DONNA POOLE <poole9561 at msn.com> wrote:

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>         > >         On Aug 16, 2021 at 5:44 PM, <Joan Miller mailto:jemskink at gmail.com > wrote:

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> >         Hi Tweets,

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> >         I have two song sparrows in my yard that have almost no tail feathers, just little stubby feathers. Has anyone else seen something like this? I recall in past years I have seen one like this, and figured it had escaped some kind of predator. But with two now, it must be genetic. They seem healthy otherwise and can fly. Thoughts?

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> >         Joan Miller

> >         West Seattle

> >         jemskink at gmail dot com

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