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 ...

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 ...

Claim to fame: The brown-headed cowbird is well-known in birding circles, but is not particularly well-liked. That’s because of its habit of laying eggs in the nests of other species of birds. A ...

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 ...

FORT SILL, Okla. -- The brown-headed cowbird is one of those native birds that wasn't raised with good manners. And that's a problem for the black-capped vireo.

Brown-headed cowbirds have shown up at my bird feeder a couple times over the last few weeks. Fleeting visits, they were there and then gone. I have always liked them because they seem so exotic ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Many species of birds get reputations of various sorts. One species that gets a bad rap, through no fault of its own, is the brown-headed cowbird. The female cowbird lays ...

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 ...