Carolina wren
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The Carolina wren is a species of wren common in the eastern United States, the extreme south of Ontario, Canada, the northeast and southeast of Mexico, and into northern Central America. Severe winte
Carolina wren
Carolina wren in Greenville, South Carolina
Sketches of Thryothorus ludovicianus, T. l. lomitensis, and Thryomanes bewickii (Bewick's wren) and one of its subspecies
Carolina wren at feeder
Brown-headed cowbird
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The brown-headed cowbird is a small, obligate brood parasitic icterid native to temperate and subtropical North America. It is a permanent resident in the southern parts of its range; northern birds m
Carolina wren
…males sing to advertise territory. Carolina wrens raise multiple broods during the summer breeding season but can fall victim to brood parasitism by brown-headed cowbirds, among other species. The Carolina wren was first described under the name of Sylvia ludoviciana by John Latham in 1790. Louis Pierre Vieillot at first…
Brown headed cowbird male
Brown headed cowbird female in JBWR
Brown-headed cowbird male (right) courting female
Juvenile in California