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Spring 2013

American Redstart (most common victim of parasitic Cowbird)

"Occasionally the redstart builds a new floor over the Cowbird's eggs, as is often done by the yellow warbler. This procedure is especially likely to take place if the cowbird succeeds in laying its eggs before the redstart's eggs are present.

More often the redstart does not seem to be annoyed by the strange eggs but goes on laying its own. It is unusual for the redstart to desert its nest because of the presence of cowbird's eggs." - Birdzilla


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Milan Vogrin04-Sep-2013 07:22
Great image!V!
Shelley O'Connell02-Jun-2013 14:16
Great view of this bird nesting and informative text!
Robert Houde29-May-2013 01:50
Very nice shoot and interesting text.