Carolina Wren Nest Successfully Parasitized by House Finch

Douglas R. Wood; William A. Carter

doi:10.1676/05-102.1

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Douglas R. Wood,^*,** William A. Carter^***

^*Southeastern Oklahoma State Univ., Dept. of Biological Sciences, PMB 4068, 1405 N. 4th Ave., Durant, OK 74701-0609, USA
^**Corresponding author; dwood@sosu.edu
^***P.O. Box 2209, Ada, OK 74821-2209, USA

Abstract

We report the first observation of a House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) successfully parasitizing a Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) nest. On 24 May 2005, we found a Carolina Wren nest in south-central Oklahoma containing four Carolina Wren eggs and two House Finch eggs. The House Finch eggs hatched and nestlings grew rapidly. The Carolina Wren eggs hatched but the young did not survive. We observed a House Finch fledgling with the adult Carolina Wrens the day after fledging.

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Douglas R. Wood and William A. Carter "Carolina Wren Nest Successfully Parasitized by House Finch," The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 118(3), 413-415, (1 September 2006). https://doi.org/10.1676/05-102.1

Received: 29 August 2005; Accepted: 1 March 2006; Published: 1 September 2006

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