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Bird nest and cow bird "robber" eggs
Spotted on May 20, 2011
Submitted on Oct 24, 2011
13 Comments
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Yes I think Chipping Sparrow
The other day I was reading somewhere that the brown-headed cowbirds are nest parasites (blood parasitism), laying eggs in American robin's nests.
It's a timely picture to make me believe.
Either robin or sparrow i think
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This is wild! Great spotting.
such a cool spotting
It's a hit!
Thanks- and ceherzog feel free to use the photo. Think the other eggs were Chipping Sparrow but not sure.
Wow, beautiful!
By the way, Welcome to Project Noah! Keep the good shots coming.
This is a super shot...I might use it in my classroom if you don't mind.
Great photo!