[birdky] RPT: Cowbird in wren nest fledged ....
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- Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:17:35 -0400 (EDT)
Several people were curious what I did about the Brown-headed Cowbird nestling
in the Carolina Wren nest on my back porch. I typically don't fool with
nestlings; not going to admit that I will take the occasional cowbird *egg* out
of a songbird nest. One time I did take a cowbird nestling out of the nest of a
Bell's Vireo, but I think I turned it over to a rehabber friend of mine (it was
almost ready to fledge).
The nestling cowbird in the wren nest fledged yesterday, several days ahead of
the Carolina Wren nestlings. This was nice, because it had moved from the back
of the nest to the front and I had started worrying about the wrens. Now the
parents are able to feed their young without having a big huge mouth blocking
them. It was funny yesterday evening because after fledging to a nearby shrub,
the cowbird was smart enough to realize that the parents kept going to the nest
to feed their young. Several times it ended up back on the porch, I assume
trying to get the attention of the parents (who I'm sure continue to feed it as
well). At one point it was on top of the back screen door at a similar
elevation to the nest box. I was amazed that a newly fledged youngster could be
so aware of its surroundings. I guess this is just another reason why cowbirds
are so successful.
Anyway ... I placed a few pics of the cowbird nestling on my Flickr stream at
this link (two more to the left of this one):
https://www.flickr.com/photos/70381922@N08/14738987866/
BPB, Louisville
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