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The Invasive Brown-Headed Cowbird
Sounds
Brown-headed Cowbird Song -
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The brown-headed cowbird has a very distinct and easily recognizable song.
Videos
Video of an American robin rejecting a brown-headed cowbird egg. Occasionally the host bird will reject the egg, and the female cowbird will often respond by destroying the nest and host eggs.
American robins and gray catbirds are some of the few birds who recognize that the eggs are not their own.
Video of a song sparrow feeding a juvenile brown-headed cowbird.
Video of brown-headed cowbirds feeding around a horse, as they prefer feeding near ungulates who disturb insects and invertebrates in the surrounding grass.
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