Date: 4/9/25 8:31 pm From: Randy Wardle <wrwardle...> Subject: Re: [MBBIRDS] Brown Headed Cowbird
And they're extremely vain as well....
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Randy Wardle <wrwardle...>
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From: <mbbirds...> <mbbirds...> on behalf of Abram Fleishman <abfleishman...>
Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2025 1:47 AM
To: Rusty Scalf <rscalf...>
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Subject: Re: [MBBIRDS] Brown Headed Cowbird
I had them in my neighborhood for the first time in ages just a few days ago. Evil little things but I do like their call lol!
-Abram
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On Wed, Apr 9, 2025 at 18:12 Rusty Scalf <rscalf...><mailto:<rscalf...>> wrote:
BH Cowbird is most definitely migratory, though it's somewhat complex, with different populations doing different things.
Birds of the World has an extremely cool animation showing this migration. If you're a subscriber check it out. It's in the species account under Movements & Migration.
-Rusty
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On 2025-04-09 17:59, Jaclyn Tolchin wrote:
Cowbirds are "here" in general year round but can show some small-scale seasonal movements. I bird my patch thoroughly all year and never have them in the winter, FOS was last weekend!
Brown headed Cowbirds don't "return"... They are year round here.
We simply don't see or hear them as much during non-breeding. But they're still here.
On Wed, Apr 9, 2025, 4:34 PM Chris Soriano <soriano151...><mailto:<soriano151...>> wrote:
I saw my first one of the season at Neary Lagoon last week, they are making their return!
On Tue, Apr 8, 2025, 2:40 PM sharonalucchesi <sharonalucchesi...><mailto:<sharonalucchesi...>> wrote:
This is the very first sighting for me, here at my home in Day Valley~Aptos. Heard first, then spied.
