Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With spring well past sprung and summer almost here, baby critters of all types, from deer and rabbits to fledgling songbirds, may ...

Female brown-headed cowbirds are brood parasites who famously outsource parenting to other bird species. Skipping nest-building and caretaking, the mother can lay up to 40 eggs and hide them in ...

Setting up backyard bird feeders and birdbaths is an easy way to enjoy birdwatching in your yard while supporting local bird populations. However, food and water supplies may also attract birds you ...

Brown-headed cowbirds are generalist brood parasites, laying their eggs in the nests of many other bird species and letting the host parents raise their young. A new study seeks to understand the ...

With spring well past sprung and summer almost here, baby critters of all types, from deer and rabbits to fledgling songbirds, may be visiting your yard. Maybe you’ve even spotted a nest or two. And ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cowbird eggs in a house finch nest, courtesy Lindsay Arnold Chipping sparrow nests are known to be parasitized by brown-headed ...