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Pam Iwasaki
Howell, MI, USA
Description
wating for the finch eggs to hatch, I will submit more pics
the cowbird egg might disappear….
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Finch Nest In Hanging Porch Pot
Cowbirds are protected. Removing their eggs is illegal.
As a native species, the Brown-headed Cowbird is protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and taking eggs is illegal. So any person who violates the Migratory Bird Treaty Act by murdering baby cowbirds is subject to a criminal penalty of up to $5,000 for each bird unlawfully taken, killed, harassed, or possessed; civil restitution fee for each bird unlawfully taken or possessed; and a license suspension or revocation