Minnesota Seasons - Brown-headed Cowbird


Brown-headed Cowbird		More photos…
Molothrus ater

Order	Passeriformes (Perching birds)
Family	Icteridae (Blackbirds, orioles, and relatives)
Status	Common to abundant
Habitat	Woodland edges, fields, prairies, meadows.
Food
Size	7½″ to 8¾″
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Nesting

Range	Breeding: Throughout Winter: N/A

Sightings	Avon Hills Forest SNA North Unit Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge Black Dog Nature Preserve SNA Blue Devil Valley SNA Cannon River Turtle Preserve SNA Carver Park Reserve Cherry Grove Blind Valley SNA Glynn Prairie SNA Gneiss Outcrops SNA Hole-in-the-Mountain Prairie Interstate State Park Iron Horse Prairie SNA Lost Valley Prairie SNA	Miesville Ravine Park Reserve Myre-Big Island State Park Nerstrand-Big Woods State Park North Fork Zumbro Woods SNA Pin Oak Prairie SNA River Terrace Prairie SNA Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge St. Croix Savanna SNA

Phenology	March 17, 2012 – First sighting in spring

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