The Bird Kind

[SnakeEyeSS]

Okay, thinking one of you guys will remember this:

 

On a fern on our porch, sparrows tend to build a nest and lay eggs every year. I remember seeing a NOVA or something about some birds that don't raise their own young, and "sneak" an egg into the nest of a more devoted species of bird, so the other bird will raise it for them. Problem is, that the "bully" species egg is bigger(as so the bird will be too), and usually the bird hatches first, and will push the other little birds or egss out of the nest, so it gets all the attention and survived. Well, We looked in the nest today, and there were four little blue eggs(probably the sparrow) and then a larger white/brown spotted egg. Being a guy that chears for the underdog(unless its OK State, The Yankess, or BMW/Chevy), I took out the white/borwn spotted egg and tossed it to the ground.

 

Yeah, I know I'm, disrupting the flow of nature, but it's always been sparrows in that fern, so it can stay that way. Plus, that bird can stp being lazy and do it's own work? LOL

 

so, what species was the larger, white with brown spots egg? anyone know? My dad said he saw a brownish/redish bird in the nest a while back.

[R Dogg 56]

It may a cowbird that's the menace. I've heard of them doing what you've described. There's a link here that talks about the cowbird, but in Illinois.

 

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[The SPEEDY]

Yep, cowbirds do that. We had a few that came around. The good ole .177cal air rifle took care of em though.

[SnakeEyeSS]

that might be a version of them, not sure. The ones I saw around loooked like female cardnials, until I saw three or four at the same time, so I doubt thats what I saw. But it was light brownish with red traces on the breast and sides