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Molothrus ater
Two males, black bodies with brown head, holding head vertical and running after the females, dull brown. This is what I assume is a mating ritual for the cowbird
Open marsh, edge of forest.
The Brown-headed Cowbird is North America’s most common “brood parasite.” A female cowbird makes no nest of her own, but instead lays her eggs in the nests of other bird species, who then raise the young cowbirds.
Spotted on May 1, 2016
Submitted on May 1, 2016
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