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Birders

jpak

(41,756 posts) Sun Jul 28, 2019, 12:59 PM Jul 2019

I stayed with friends at their Camp last night - we were awoken at dawn by a Black-billed Cuckoo

First time I've heard one this summer.

My friend from Germany was quite skeptical it was a "real cuckoo" - lol

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I stayed with friends at their Camp last night - we were awoken at dawn by a Black-billed Cuckoo (Original Post) jpak Jul 2019 OP

I woke up sweating at dawn... mbusby Jul 2019 #1

Wonderful! MuseRider Jul 2019 #2

Nice! elleng Jul 2019 #3

I get a racket all day long with Mocking Birds. 3Hotdogs Jul 2019 #4

mbusby

(823 posts)

1. I woke up sweating at dawn...

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Sun Jul 28, 2019, 01:15 PM

Jul 2019

...after dreaming about an orange faced whack-o....

MuseRider

(34,095 posts)

2. Wonderful!

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Sun Jul 28, 2019, 01:28 PM

Jul 2019

We have them around here but I generally see the Yellow Billed Cuckoos. They go nuts in the evening after a nice rain. I lost all the trees across the pond to beaver so I do not know where they hang out now. I have not seen once since. They are here though, I am sure they are. Lovely video. Such beautiful birds.