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telophase ([personal profile] telophase) wrote2012-08-02 05:56 pm

Bird report!

We just watched a male cardinal feeding a juvenile bird near our feeder that looked nothing like a cardinal. Beak shape, wing feather/tail feather proportions, color, all different.

Possible cowbird chick? Must look it up.

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[identity profile] ebony14.livejournal.com 2012-08-03 01:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Cuckoo, maybe?

[identity profile] telophase.livejournal.com 2012-08-03 01:51 pm (UTC)(link)
The brown-headed cowbird is the most common brood parasite in North America from what I understand, so I'm going with that assumption for now.