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Can someone please tell me what bird this feather came from. It was found in Upstate New York. You must be logged in to reply to this topic. -
This is a secondary wing feather. If it was from a Blue Jay, it would have barring. It appears to be a male Mallard's feather.
The US Fish and Wildlife Service has a great site for identifying feathers. It's called the Feather Atlas, and here is the page with blue feathers. You can see both Blue Jays and Mallard feathers here.
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That is a blue jay's...It looks like it's one of its primaries wing feathers.
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mallard duck or a stellar jay or blue jay
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Maybe if he found it in upstate New York it might not be a Steller's jay feather, they have a very western range :) But i think your on to something about the Blue jay and Mallard!
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Definitely A Blue jay feather a have found quite a few of these most likely a wing feather outer primaries :D
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I would say it is most likely a blue jay
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@Michael The blue pattern is not bold enough to be a mallard
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@Michael When I look at the right side of the feather, I see dots that look like the edges of bars. So I think it's a Blue Jay.
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Can someone please tell me what bird this feather came from. It was found in Upstate New York.