yznhymr...what is unique about that bird? What kind is it? I have a bird book on loan from the library at home, will go look it up.

After 1/2 hour of searching I can't find one with a red head but I am taking a wild guess.

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Are you referring to this?

Its a cowbird, they lay their eggs in other birds nests and pass off parenting...

Ding Ding Ding - Griff wins! And what does he get today Jerry? Well, Griff is wins a free life time supply of oxygen <crowd goes wild> and not only that, but if Griff is willing to relocate (at own expense) to Sao Paulo Brazil, Griff can stay in a lean to along side the scenic sewer running through downtown Sao Paulo! <crown going absolutely nuts> Congratulations Griff!

Yes, it's a brown headed cowbird. The only brood parasitic bird common across NA and can lay up to 36 eggs in one season! It doesn't build it's own nest, but lays an egg in up to 100 other variety of bird's nests. Cool stuff.

richlevy...oh so close. Further down the link the bird was listed!!!

Those things are a pain in the butt. We have flocks of them come through every year.

I cheated and described the bird to my ornithologist brother, and he said it was a cowbird. I looked it up in the book and indeed they lay their eggs in other bird's nests so the other birds will raise them. Sounds like some people I know.

Some Cuckoos do the same thing, but the book alluded that the difference is that cowbirds don't care much what the other kind of bird is; any nest will do.

Cowbird is the only one in North America that's brood parasitic.

Ah, yes. The book was a bit unclear; it was saying some species of Cuckoos. I see now that those do not live in North America, yet the book was National Geo North American Birds.

BTW, saw a great big turtle come from the river on Saturday. He was right next to the road and as I was chatting to the neighbor lady that thing skedaddled back to the river fast. So much for the tortoise and the hare, that thing was moving!