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<div dir="ltr">Dear Greg and Tweets,</div>
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<div dir="ltr">I just found some Junco tail feathers near my front yard ground feeding station -- hopefully evidence that the little fellow escaped without further harm?</div>
<div dir="ltr">I will be looking for any tail-less DEJU these next few days...</div>
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<div dir="ltr">Happy Birding,</div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><b>From:</b> Tweeters <tweeters-bounces@mailman11.u.washington.edu> on behalf of Greg Pluth <gjpluth@gmail.com><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 12, 2022 11:42 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Tweeters <tweeters@u.washington.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Tweeters] Tailess Towhees
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Over the last few days I've been noticing a male Spotted Towhee with absolutely no tail feathers. I have seen this several times with towhees only over the years. I'm not sure if they were all at this time
in the spring. Though I've never heard other birders (or anyone for that matter) discussing it, I'm nearly positive I can't be the only one to have observed it. I also have not seen tailess birds subsequently sprouting new stubby tail feathers. I have conjectured
to myself that there may be a cat somewhere with a mouthful of tail feathers, and I can't imagine an April Towhee molting out all tail feathers at once.
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Anyone out there knowledgeable on the subject? I'd be interested to know!</div>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Greg Pluth</div>
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