This Bird Hijacks Nests...And it's Thriving Because of Us

Brown-headed Cowbirds are among the most despised native birds in North America, but you may be surprised to know that they weren't always as problematic. It turns out, humans played a large role in turning these birds into an ecological disaster. Join our FREE communities Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/15w41xWVZL/ Discord: https://discord.gg/bZXD6ZwhnH Special thanks to our members Liz McQuaid, Sarah Coffey, Scott, Barbara Cole, and Sarah! You can support us on Ko-fi here! https://ko-fi.com/badgerlandbirding Gear Links (As Amazon Associates or other affiliates we do earn from qualifying purchases) OM-SYTEM OM-1 Mark II and 150-600mm lens https://explore.omsystem.com/us/en/catalogsearch/result/?q=+OM-1+Mark+II Panasonic LUMIX FZ80 4K Digital Camera Used for most bird videos) - check credits as we do source some photos/videos elsewhere which is noted in the description https://amzn.to/3GZl3Mu Cayer FP2450 Fluid Head Tripod, 75 inches Aluminium Tripod Derek's lighter tripod https://amzn.to/3suX5CK Nikon D5300 Derek's vlogging and macro camera https://amzn.to/3HF8jeh Rode VideoMicPro Compact Directional On-Camera Microphone Derek's external microphone for Nikon D5300 https://amzn.to/3oH8YnS Connect with us! https://badgerlandbirding.wordpress.com https://www.instagram.com/badgerlandbirding/ https://www.facebook.com/BadgerlandBirding https://www.tiktok.com/@badgerlandbirding\ Thumbnail Info: Cowbird by Pete Richman. Bison by Michawl Kwok. CC by 2.0 Other Image Credits: Cowbird on bison by Jim Peaco (CC by 2.0) Cowbird and Song sparrow by John Kratz (CC by 2.0) Cowbird with Blue-gray Gnatcatcher by Laura Wolf (CC by 2.0) Cowbird egg by Tracy (CC by 2.0) Phoebe nest by under the same moon… (CC by 2.0) Thanks to Terry Sohl for allowing us to use his range maps https://www.sdakotabirds.com/index.html​​ All other photos and videos by Derek and Ryan Sallmann Some photos used under the following licenses: CC by 2.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ Public Domain (PD): https://creativecommons.org/public-domain/ #Birding #BirdWatching #BadgerlandBirding