The Daily Bucket. Brood parasitism. Spotted Towhee feeding fledgling Brown-headed Cowbird.

A brown-headed cowbird has started visiting our deck this week. Rupert (as our son Sam has named him) comes to this exact spot several times a day and seems to wait to be acknowledged by either my or our dog Lily. (I think Rupert likes me better than Lily, IMHO). Listen to his call at the end of this short video. Doesn’t it sound like it comes from a video game? #brownheadedcowbird #birds | Barbara B. Nixon