Nest at Forty Caves in Berlin

Sighting Date: 
June 4, 2011
A phoebe's nest containing eggs of the brown-headed cowbird at Forty Caves in Berlin, photographed by Janet Pesaturo.A phoebe's nest containing eggs of the brown-headed cowbird at Forty Caves in Berlin, photographed by Janet Pesaturo.
Janet Pesaturo photographed this bird's nest, we think of an eastern phoebe, at Forty Caves in Berlin.  The two speckled eggs are from a brown-headed cowbird.  Cowbirds lay their eggs in other birds' nests in a behavior known as brood parasitism, to learn more see Cornell's All About Birds site.