Cowbirds and Their Hosts (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

Cowbirds and Their Hosts

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Cowbirds, top, lay their eggs in other birds' nests, including those of eastern towhees, yellow warblers and field sparrows.

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Photos by Loren Merrill

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