Your instinct may be to remove it, but experts say the best thing to do is let nature take its course.

Bird's nest with offspring in early summer. Eggs and chicks of a small bird. Starling. Feeds the chicks.© alexkich/Shutterstock.com Brown-headed cowbird chicks have a distinct evolutionary advantage, ...

VERMONTVILLE — At first glance, the brown-headed cowbird is somewhat plain, as its name would suggest. But while the iridescent black of the male’s body may shine, the females have an even darker ...

Q. Do brown-headed cowbirds pick the nest of another bird to lay eggs in based on which kind of bird raised them as a nestling? In other words, if a cowbird is raised as a chick by a red-winged ...

Many species of birds get reputations of various sorts. One species that gets a bad rap, through no fault of its own, is the brown-headed cowbird. The female cowbird lays its eggs in the nests of ...

Brown-headed cowbirds are hard to love. They aren’t pretty or melodious. And worst of all, they’re deadbeat parents, tricking other birds into rearing their young. Many people regard them as villains.