April 11 2010
- Saw two squirrels at seed ball feeder
- Saw Woodpecker at seed ball feeder
- Saw Wren nesting in Purple Martin House
- Saw bees on Lavender flowers
- Shot 2 male Brown Headed Cowbirds
Caretakers note: The Brown Headed Cowbird is a nest parasite species that lays its eggs in songbirds nests. The Brown Headed Cowbird female sometimes kicks the songbird eggs out of their nest. The Brown Headed Cowbird fledgeling is larger and hatches sooner than the songbird eggs, causing the songbird female to favor feeding that youngster instead of its own. This behavior is adapted from following herds of buffalo many years ago. Now days, the Brown Headed Cowbird is found near cattle ranches.
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