Female brown-headed cowbirds lay eggs in other birds' nests. Find out what you should do if you see cowbird eggs.

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Brown-headed cowbirds are generalist brood parasites, laying their eggs in the nests of many other bird species and letting the host parents raise their young. A new study seeks to understand the ...

The brown-headed cowbird is one of the most hated birds in the entirety of the animal kingdom. Each springtime, when most birds are settling down to build their nests, the cowbird is sneakily plotting ...

DEAR JOAN: A California towhee has built a nest in our jasmine bush. She laid three eggs about one week ago. Now we look in the nest and there is a fourth egg and it sure looks like a cowbird egg. We ...

Brown-headed cowbirds show a bias in the sex ratio of their offspring depending on the time of the breeding season, researchers report in a new study. More female than male offspring hatch early in ...

With spring well past sprung and summer almost here, baby critters of all types, from deer and rabbits to fledgling songbirds, may be visiting your yard. Maybe you've even spotted a nest or two. And ...