Nick_Viani_eating5Brown-headed Cowbird and its surrogate "parent" (Western Tanager) (© Nick Viani) Crane Flats Reservoir, Bend, OR - An example of "brood/nest parasitism" where a cowbird allegedly placed an egg into the Tanager's nest who then treats it as its own offspring.
Brown-headed Cowbird and its surrogate "parent" (Western Tanager) (© Nick Viani) Crane Flats Reservoir, Bend, OR - An example of "brood/nest parasitism" where a cowbird allegedly placed an egg into the Tanager's nest who then treats it as its own offspring.