A week or two ago I had a few Brown-headed Cowbirds at my feeders.  It was
also the day I had *tons *of White-crowned Sparrows, which is unusual for
me.  I actually rarely see cowbirds any time of year where I live in Holmes
County.

Joseph Boros,
Holmes County

On Sat, Jan 7, 2017 at 9:09 AM, Barbara Zaas Partington <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> Speaking of brown-headed cowbirds - Rachel McKinney and I were scouting
> the manure along Bundysburg Rd, Middlefield on Wednesday - we saw a number
> of horned larks and a bit farther down the road, hundreds of starlings, one
> red-winged blackbird and two cowbirds (who were working the road, a little
> bit away from the starlings).  I had never seen cowbirds in winter before
> so it was a pleasant find for a cold day.  Also one kestrel on Hayes Rd.
>
> Barb Partington
> Munson Township
> > On Jan 7, 2017, at 9:01 AM, J. Hochadel <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > Three Brown-headed Cowbirds have been at my feeder off-and-on since
> > Christmas. They would only stay a little while, eat some seed, then take
> > off. Well, I think they were scouts...LOL Yesterday, 23 showed up, all
> > feeding on the white millet that I spread on the ground. They feasted
> until
> > it was gone. If this keeps up, it might become an expensive winter for
> me.
> > haha
> >
> > Judy
> >
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