Brown-headed cowbirds are not what one would call nice. The black birds with brown heads are known as brood parasites for their habit of laying eggs in the active nests of songbirds. Because their ...

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While the brown-headed cowbird is native to North America, it is a much worse villain than the European starling — an invasive species that has expanded like wildfire in the U.S. since it was ...