The Bird of the Day today is the brown-headed cowbird. It ranges throughout the United States, and most of Canada and Mexico. They are in the Icteridae family, which includes such things as American blackbirds, grackles, cowbirds, and orioles.
Brown-headed cowbirds are often vilified in modern society because they lay their eggs in other species nests. Cuckoos do the same thing, but their reputation has been protected by their inclusion in the clocks. Both species of birds are only acting on instinct, and are not bad forms of life.
