A crime being committed daily!

[Lee Borgersen]

Lately I've noticed unusual activity in our bird feeder area. There's been a tiny sparrow with a reddish brown patch on it's head. Every day it's feeding fallen bird seed to a bird over twice it's size. I told Borgie that it may be a cow bird even though I've never seen one.

I looked it up on the internet and sure enough I found a photo showing the exact same two species in action. Anyone else ever experience this happening. The cow bird is fully capable of feeding it's self but, the smaller bird works it's off feeding this giant.


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The photo below is off the internet but, it's the exact two species we see at our feeder.

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[HD]

Yup, I believe cow birds lay their eggs in other birds nests so the other birds think that they are their offspring. Kinda like the welfare system in Minnesota..... 

[corky]

Had the same thing in our yard this summer.  Cow birds do lay an egg in other bird's nest and then that bird incubates and raises the baby.

[glenn57]

pretty sure that bird with the brown hat is an English sparrow!!!!!

[Rebel SS]

pretty sure that bird with the brown hat is an English sparrow!!!!!

Birds don't wear hats. They'd fall off in flight.

[Lee Borgersen]

pretty sure that bird with the brown hat is an English sparrow!!!!!

Sure Glenn   Den Y he no speaka da english? Can u splane dat!

[The General]

Sounds like you should shoot the lazy one.  However the other one must not be to smart so maybe 2 birds with one stone (shotgun shell).

[glenn57]

pretty sure that bird with the brown hat is an English sparrow!!!!!

Sure Glenn   Den Y he no speaka da english? Can u splane dat!

who Reb???????? he speaks birdanze...........its a lot like boaranze!!!!!!!! as long as there eatin bugs they can do whatever it is they do!!!!!

[glenn57]

pretty sure that bird with the brown hat is an English sparrow!!!!!

Birds don't wear hats. They'd fall off in flight.

[dew2]

Lately I've noticed unusual activity in our bird feeder area. There's been a tiny sparrow with a reddish brown patch on it's head. Every day it's feeding fallen bird seed to a bird over twice it's size. I told Borgie that it may be a cow bird even though I've never seen one.

I looked it up on the internet and sure enough I found a photo showing the exact same two species in action. Anyone else ever experience this happening. The cow bird is fully capable of feeding it's self but, the smaller bird works it's off feeding this giant.


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The photo below is off the internet but, it's the exact two species we see at our feeder.

Ya got many cowbirds around here,They are parasidic birds and let other birds raise their young.Just like that chipping sparrow in the pic.Lots a different sparrows have that chestnut crown Heres a referance and then My pic of a male cowbird
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Chipping_Sparrow/id