brood parasite – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Female Brown-headed Cowbird In A Serviceberry

By Mia McPherson|2024-04-19T04:40:33-05:00June 17th, 2020|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Brown-headed Cowbirds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Morgan County, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Savannah Sparrows, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: adult, Amelanchier utahensis, berries, blackbird, blackbirds, brood parasite, Brown-headed Cowbird, canyon, chick, cowbird, cowbirds, female, fence rail, fledgling, fruit, immature, juvenile, Molothrus ater, mountains, Passerculus sandwichensis, perched, Savannah Sparrow, serviceberry, sparrow, sparrows, Utah Serviceberry, young|

Three days ago one of the birds that the Song Sparrows chased off was an adult female Brown-headed Cowbird that landed on a serviceberry in front of me.