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Bird Identification Needed
May 8, 2014 17:01:11 #
Does anyone know what bird species this is... I photographed him the other day and I couldn't find him online in the Ohio Bird Photo Collection... the photos were pretty lousy...
May 8, 2014 17:07:42 #
May 8, 2014 17:21:18 #
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May 8, 2014 18:09:40 #
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May 8, 2014 20:17:13 #
rob7789 wrote:
Brown-headed Cowbird
Also a parasite as it does not raise it's own chicks.
The female finds an active nest of another species, throws out the current eggs and replaces them with her own for the resident bird to raise.
It's disheartening to see a small sparrow feeding a young bird twice it's own size.
May 8, 2014 20:40:00 #
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May 8, 2014 20:58:00 #
Thanks for the info BigBear... you are correct about the parasitic nature of not raising their own young. I found the following info on allaboutbirds.com...
"The Brown-headed Cowbird is a stocky blackbird with a fascinating approach to raising its young. Females forgo building nests and instead put all their energy into producing eggs, sometimes more than three dozen a summer. These they lay in the nests of other birds, abandoning their young to foster parents, usually at the expense of at least some of the hosts own chicks. Once confined to the open grasslands of middle North America, cowbirds have surged in numbers and range as humans built towns and cleared woods."
"The Brown-headed Cowbird is a stocky blackbird with a fascinating approach to raising its young. Females forgo building nests and instead put all their energy into producing eggs, sometimes more than three dozen a summer. These they lay in the nests of other birds, abandoning their young to foster parents, usually at the expense of at least some of the hosts own chicks. Once confined to the open grasslands of middle North America, cowbirds have surged in numbers and range as humans built towns and cleared woods."
BigBear wrote:
Also a parasite as it does not raise it's own chicks.
The female finds an active nest of another species, throws out the current eggs and replaces them with her own for the resident bird to raise.
It's disheartening to see a small sparrow feeding a young bird twice it's own size.
The female finds an active nest of another species, throws out the current eggs and replaces them with her own for the resident bird to raise.
It's disheartening to see a small sparrow feeding a young bird twice it's own size.
May 9, 2014 06:55:12 #
May 9, 2014 08:21:56 #
Thanks rlaugh... I appreciate your comments... can you believe this bird? They lay their eggs in another's nest and let the foster parent birds raise them...
rlaugh wrote:
Don't know what it is but great shot of it!!
May 9, 2014 08:52:31 #
Thanks Hando Rei... I appreciate your comments...
Hando Rei wrote:
Brown Headed cow bird
for sure!
May 9, 2014 10:30:12 #
"The Brown-headed Cowbird is a stocky blackbird with a fascinating approach to raising its young. Females forgo building nests and instead put all their energy into producing eggs, sometimes more than three dozen a summer. These they lay in the nests of other birds, abandoning their young to foster parents, usually at the expense of at least some of the hosts own chicks. Once confined to the open grasslands of middle North America, cowbirds have surged in numbers and range as humans built towns and cleared woods."
What is left out of that account is that they used to follow the herds of Bison. Since the Bison moved over long distances they adapted the strategy of laying eggs in other birds' nests. When the Bison were mostly wiped out they then adapted again by moving into towns and cleared woods. Rather remarkable birds actually.
What is left out of that account is that they used to follow the herds of Bison. Since the Bison moved over long distances they adapted the strategy of laying eggs in other birds' nests. When the Bison were mostly wiped out they then adapted again by moving into towns and cleared woods. Rather remarkable birds actually.
May 9, 2014 11:34:46 #
Thanks TLConner... I appreciate your comments...
Yes they are remarkable birds... I just feel sorry for the poor little birds that are forced to sacrifices their young to raise imposters/invaders...
Yes they are remarkable birds... I just feel sorry for the poor little birds that are forced to sacrifices their young to raise imposters/invaders...
TLConner wrote:
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May 9, 2014 20:30:06 #
rob7789 wrote:
Brown-headed Cowbird
That is indeed correct. They are plentiful in my yard right now!
May 9, 2014 23:13:19 #
Thanks jlf1938... I appreciate your comments... learn something new every time I turn around but that is good... :)
jlf1938 wrote:
That is indeed correct. They are plentiful in my yard right now!
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