7 responses to “Are these baby cowbirds?”

1. Robyn Bailey says:

   July 9, 2019 at 11:09 am

   Baby cowbirds have unfeathered eye orbitals, giving them a bug-eyed look. It looks to me like the one in the front, facing camera, probably is a cowbird. They will retain this bug-eyed look for a long while, so if it continues to look naked around the eyes, that’s what it is because the sparrow’s feathers would fill in.

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2. Micah Grove says:

   July 10, 2019 at 5:08 pm

   Thanks all of the Song Sparrow nest I found had some cow bird eggs.
   https://nestwatch.org/connect/participant-photo/sparrow-nest-with-possibly-cowbird-eggs/

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3. Harper price says:

   July 18, 2019 at 12:11 pm

   yes, it looks like you baby cowbirds!

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4. Harper price says:

   July 18, 2019 at 12:13 pm

   sorry I meant to put “have” baby cowbirds!

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5. Harper price says:

   July 18, 2019 at 12:14 pm

   im on a mobile device and it has some annoying auto-correction!

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6. Micah Grove says:

   July 19, 2019 at 8:30 pm

   @Harper price Thanks for the second opinion.

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7. Texas Bird Family says:

   July 23, 2022 at 12:57 pm

   what a cute baby cowbird!

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