The common brown-headed cowbird is the most widespread brood parasite in North America. Poly­typic. Length 7.5". A smallish, compact and stocky blackbird with a short and thick-based bill, almost ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) -- This week's bird is the Brown-headed Cowbird. The Brown-headed Cowbird is a stockier blackbird. Males have a glossy black body with a brown head, which can appear black ...

Don't call me names: I am a brown-headed cowbird, aka Molothrus ater. Tell me I'm beautiful: I am from 6 to 8 inches long and have a small bill similar to that of a finch. The guys are a metallic ...

Some consider brown-headed cowbirds to be a threat. Setting up backyard bird feeders and birdbaths is an easy way to enjoy birdwatching in your yard while supporting local bird populations ...

Outdoors Brown-headed cowbird Molothrus ater. If birds had post offices, posters of brown-headed cowbirds would be pinned to bulletin boards, and described as “fertile and dangerous.” ...

The brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) is in the Icteridae family, which means it’s a close relative of blackbirds and orioles. The male is glossy black with a chocolate-brown head; the ...

Unfortunately, the begging bird was the progeny of a brood parasite, a brown-headed cowbird. In almost all cases the cowbirds pick on species that are much smaller or less aggressive than they are.

The video below depicts a 6-day-old Brown-headed Cowbird nestling ejecting a 6-day-old Indigo Bunting nestling (Passerina cyanea) from the nest.This previously undocumented behavior was recorded on ...

ALTAMONT, N.Y. -- Anyone who watches birds knows many species can be lumped into the blackbird family. The red-winged blackbird and the common grackle are the most obvious members of this group, but ...

RIDGELY — During the Adkins scheduled bird walk on May 28, I found an empty Brown-headed Cowbird egg on the ground with a hole in it. I speculated that the ...