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I studied the impact of Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) brood parasitism and of nest predation on the reproductive success of Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) hosts in three large ($>$1000 ha) forest tracts in southern Illinois. In these forests, nests were typically multiply-parasitized (1.5-4.4 cowbird eggs/nest). Host fledging success was reduced by 18-20% per cowbird egg. Multiple parasitism also reduced cowbird fledging success. The study revealed that all three study sites were likely population sinks (produced too few offspring to compensate for adult mortality) because of the combined effects of high levels of parasitism and nest predation. An examination of parasitism levels and nest predation rates near and far from edges revealed no strong gradients near edges. This suggests that the landscape composition (e.g., relative amount of forest and agriculture) was a major factor determining nest predation and cowbird parasitism levels. 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