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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.
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American robins and gray catbirds are some of the few birds who recognize that the eggs are not their own.
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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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