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Archives for April 30, 2021

In Defense of the Brown Headed Cowbird

April 30, 2021 Elizabeth

For my Feature Friday today I chose the brown headed cowbird. It's nesting season and with so many more people watching birds and setting up nest cams and the like, lots of folks on the internet are seeing their robin-sized brown speckled eggs showing up in their nests and the … [Read more...]

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