I’ll see if I can narrow this down. Speckled birds, picking at the ground with robins nearby. Back of the head is gray with a patch of red. Long(ish) beak. Black patch on the breast. At least one of the birds has streaks of yellow in the tail. Some have a big black area below each eye. Others do not.
Seems to be diseased was fine 2 weeks ago. Can one help id
Growing out of a dead stump
On wood, fallen Quercus log in Pseudotsuga-Arbutus forest. McCune 40227.
Gall on Oregon oak (Quercus garryana)
Gall on Oregon oak (Quercus garryana)