That's a good reminder of those confusing rodent sounds. I heard an excellent Eastern Phoebe a couple days ago, but immediately said to myself, whoa there big fella. A few seconds later the NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD went into a different imitation. Can't say I've heard NOMO do a Black-billed Cuckoo though.
ChrisP On 20130328, at 11:09 , Linda Orkin wrote: > I wrote to Marla off list to suggest a chipmunk, one of which was making its > clucking or chupping sound in my yard last week. > > Linda > > On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 11:04 AM, Jody W Enck <j...@cornell.edu> wrote: > Hi all, > In terms of what species it could have been -- wild turkey comes to my mind. > They are making lots of vocalizations right now, including yelps and clucks > that could definitely sound cuckoo-esque in a wooded environment. I have no > doubt there are other winter resident birds that might be making these > confusing sounds. I hope you hear it again! > > Jody Enck > > > From: Kevin James McGowan > Sent: March 28, 2013 10:50 AM > To: Donna Lee Scott, Marla Coppolino, CAYUGABIRDS-L > Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] Black-billed cuckoo heard? > > Black-billed Cuckoo spends the winter in South America (see the map at > http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/black-billed_cuckoo/id), and those > long-distance migrants are amazingly strict in their migratory schedules, > usually not making it back to New York until May. > > > I just tried making a few species maps in at http://ebird.org/ebird/map/, and > it would appear that there are no records for Black-billed Cuckoo in the > United States in March, ever. > > > Best, > > > Kevin > > > > > From: bounce-77254620-3493...@list.cornell.edu > [mailto:bounce-77254620-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Donna Scott > Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2013 10:39 AM > To: Marla Coppolino; CAYUGABIRDS-L > Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Black-billed cuckoo heard? > > > According to the "Average Spring Arrival Dates" for Cay. L. Basin 2000-2009, > that they gave us in the Spring ornithology course, Black Billed Cuckoos' > date of arrival should be more around May 9 ! > > > their data is from this list and in later years from eBird. > > Donna Scott > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Marla Coppolino > > To: Cayugabirds-L@cornell.edu > > Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2013 9:43 AM > > Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Black-billed cuckoo heard? > > > I think I that I was hearing a black-billed cuckoo yesterday evening, in the > woods behind my property (Pleasant Valley Rd. in Groton). Is that possible? > Would they be back in our area at this time? > > > Marla > -- > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > > Welcome and Basics > > Rules and Information > > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > > Archives: > > The Mail Archive > > Surfbirds > > BirdingOnThe.Net > > Please submit your observations to eBird! > > -- > > -- > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > > Welcome and Basics > > Rules and Information > > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > > Archives: > > The Mail Archive > > Surfbirds > > BirdingOnThe.Net > > Please submit your observations to eBird! > > -- > > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- > > > > -- > Don't ask what your bird club can do for you, ask what you can do for your > bird club!! <')_,/ > > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- ______________________ Chris Pelkie Research Analyst Bioacoustics Research Program Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Road Ithaca, NY 14850 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
