• Cowbird: Number of eggs not really known because female parasitizes other nests, laying a single egg in the unfortunate host bird’s nest. Some surprises here are tree swallows, which are cavity ...

From forest edges and thickets on late spring mornings in the Northeast comes what sounds like an exhortation from across the ...

From forest edges and thickets on late spring mornings in the Northeast comes what sounds like an exhortation from across the ...

From forest edges and thickets on late spring mornings in the Northeast comes what sounds like an exhortation from across the pond: drink-your-tea! This is not a British parent’s plea, ...

Bird eggs sport an amazing variety of sizes, colors, and shapes. Their colors could fill an artist’s palette, from robin's ...

Florida is famous for having many different types of birds, especially blackbirds. These blackbirds in Florida are special because they have shiny feathers and interesting behaviors. They are ...

Because the cowbird has often deposited her egg in the nest of a smaller bird, the large cowbird chick outcompetes the smaller chicks: It gets more food from the parents, grows faster and leaves the ...

It highlights the female redstart's meticulous nest-building, the male's role in feeding, and the impact of the cowbird's parasitic behavior on other birds.

The next time I checked our finch nest, I was surprised to find the cowbird egg was gone, as was one of the finch eggs, leaving just three finch eggs in the nest. The intrusive cowbird youngster ...

The next time I checked our finch nest, I was surprised to find the cowbird egg was gone, as was one of the finch eggs, leaving just three finch eggs in the nest. The intrusive cowbird youngster ...

The next time I checked our finch nest, I was surprised to find that the cowbird egg was gone as was one of the finch eggs, leaving just three finch eggs in the nest. The intrusive cowbird ...