Patterns of Cowbird parasitism in the southern Atlantic Coastal Plain and Piedmont. From: Wilson Bulletin | Date: September 1, 2003| Author: Kilgo, John C.; Moorman, Christopher E. | COPYRIGHT 2003 Wilson Ornithological Society. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Until recently, little information was available on patterns of brood parasitism by Brown-headed Cowbirds (Molothrus ater) in the southeastern United States, a region into which cowbirds expanded their range only during the last half of the Twentieth Century and where their abundance is relatively low. We compiled parasitism data from several published and unpublished studies conducted in Georgia and South Carolina from 1993-2000 to examine levels of brood parasitism and determine frequent ...

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