Re: [Maine-birds] Re: Cuckoo

Uh oh. Did I commit an error to memory? I guess I should have brushed up on cuckoo sounds before this summer, because I've been putting the wrong label on those single-note repeaters. Fortunately, my memory is not totally wiped and I can put myself back into most of the places I've encountered cuckoos -- more than I've ever found in a year -- over the past couple of months. One thing is certain: I have seen or heard both species at some of those locations.

Scott

On Wed, Aug 5, 2020 at 9:15 AM Christine Murray <christinemurr@gmail.com> wrote:

The repeated single note call is a Yellow-Billed, and I've been hearing them quite a lot this year -- and I'm not alone. eBird species occurrence map shows them in abundance for 2020. Perhaps there is a caterpillar infestation drawing them? I've read they have a population bump when periodical cicadas are out, but we don't have that kind of cicada in Maine.

-Christine

On Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at 9:04:20 AM UTC-4, NWDickinson, New Harbor wrote:

I compared several recordings... and it sounded more like yellow billed, which I have seen here recently.
Nancy

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> On Aug 4, 2020, at 8:42 AM, Nancy W. Dickinson <nw...@cornell.edu> wrote:
>
> A cuckoo has been calling in the woods behind our house almost constantly since first light. I think it's yellow-billed: the call is a steady, rhythmic, slow single syllable  This reminded me that cuckoos are known as "rain birds" who announce coming rain.
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> Nancy Dickinson
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