Date: 8/14/12 6:41 pm
From: Paul Pisano <cheep.paul...>
Subject: Re: [MDBirding] Song Sparrow feeding juvenile Brown-headed Cowbirds


I had a similar experience in my small yard - the local Song Sparrows had
two broods, both times consisting of 1 Brown-headed Cowbird (if a brood can
consist of 1 bird).

Good birding,
Paul Pisano
Arlington, VA

On Tuesday, August 14, 2012, Jim Nelson wrote:

> Through this summer in our small back yard, we have had a number of
> observations of individual Song Sparrows feeding a juvenile Brown-headed
> Cowbird (far enough apart that they represent different broods). Today we
> were amazed to see a Song Sparrow feeding TWO juvenile Cowbirds. Over the
> years we have seen Song Sparrows feeding Cowbirds in our yard but never any
> other species feeding Cowbirds. So here in Bethesda, Montgomery County, it
> appears that Song Sparrows are the primary hosts for our local Cowbirds.
>
> Jim Nelson
> Bethesda, MD
>

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