Before I started recording, the female House Finch aggressively chased a Field Sparrow away from the feeder. It’s not the first time a female House Finch has bullied a Field Sparrow… one time to the point that the Field Sparrow brought a second Field Sparrow back to the feeder so that the female House Finch would leave them alone due to them outnumbering her. One day, I’ll catch the female House Finch in the act of bullying a Field Sparrow, and actually manage to record the interaction.
But I have a soft spot for the Field Sparrow and am fond of the Cowbird.
So, yeah, I didn’t feel that bad for the female House Finch when the male Brown-Headed Cowbird’s landing scared her away.
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