Where Do Cowbirds Winter?

Cowbirds are considered short-distance migrants. This means that they remain on the North American continent, generally traveling to the southern United States and northern Mexico in winter.

Where do cowbirds roost at night?

South of the U.S. border, the species prefers scrub habitats and tropical evergreen and semideciduous forests, up to 8,200 feet in elevation. At night, Bronzed Cowbirds roost communally in tall grasses or reeds, often in marshes.

Where do cowbirds live?

The brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) is a small, obligate brood parasitic icterid native to temperate and subtropical North America.

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