Brownheaded Cowbirds

by | Apr 26, 2017 | Blackbirds & Orioles, Blog, Cowbird, Brownheaded #6, Perching

Cowbirds are brood parasites.  They deposit their eggs in nests belonging to birds of other species.  Some of the birds they parasitize remove the eggs from their nests or cover them with new nesting material so they are not incubated.

They do like to be around large animals such as cows so they can eat bugs caused by the herd disturbing the ground.