Today while walking along my favorite part of the Mary Carter Greenway I
encounter an odd looking bird that I could not figure out. It was all brown
with fine streaks along the breast and belly but the bill was wrong for a
finch and it was too big. Then I noticed it was flapping around from b
Bethesda, Maryland
From: buntingrobin...@gmail.com
Sent: Monday, June 27, 2016 1:49 PM
To: Colorado Birds
Subject: [cobirds] Yellow Warbler and Cowbird, Arapahoe County
Today while walking along my favorite part of the Mary Carter Greenway I
encounter an odd looking bird that I could not figure
; *From:* buntingrobin...@gmail.com
> *Sent:* Monday, June 27, 2016 1:49 PM
> *To:* Colorado Birds
> *Subject:* [cobirds] Yellow Warbler and Cowbird, Arapahoe County
>
>
> Today while walking along my favorite part of the Mary Carter Greenway I
> encounter an odd looking bird
ryland
>
> From: buntingrobin...@gmail.com
> Sent: Monday, June 27, 2016 1:49 PM
> To: Colorado Birds
> Subject: [cobirds] Yellow Warbler and Cowbird, Arapahoe County
>
> Today while walking along my favorite part of the Mary Carter Greenway I
> encounter an odd look
Although I’ve seen species as large as Red-winged Blackbird parasitized by
cowbirds, I’ve been amazed at how often the victims are much smaller species.
Several years back while atlasing in northern New Mexico, I often found
Blue-gray Gnatcatchers and Virginia’s Warblers feeding young cowbirds.D
ark.
>
> Jim Nelson
> Bethesda, Maryland
>
> From: buntingrobin...@gmail.com
> Sent: Monday, June 27, 2016 1:49 PM
> To: Colorado Birds
> Subject: [cobirds] Yellow Warbler and Cowbird, Arapahoe County
>
> Today while walking along my favorite part of the Mary Carter Gre
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>> The largest size disparity I have ever witnessed was a tiny Ruby-crowned
>> Kinglet feeding a significantly bigger Cowbird chick in Rocky Mountain
>> National Park.
>>
>> Jim Nelson
>> Bethesda, Maryland
>>
>> From: buntingrobin...@g