I report the first observation of conspecific brood parasitism in the Dickcissel (Spiza americana). I monitored 302 nests during a study of the interactions between parasitic Brown-headed Cowbirds (Molothrus ater) and Dickcissels. This and a possible second case of conspecific brood parasitism may have resulted from females laying in nests after their original nests were destroyed in nearby hayfields.
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1 March 2010
Conspecific Brood Parasitism by the Dickcissel
Brian D. Peer
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The Wilson Journal of Ornithology
Vol. 122 • No. 1
March 2010
Vol. 122 • No. 1
March 2010