Good morning! Since I've started recording most favorable nights (late May, on), it would seem that Cuckoo migration is well under way.
The biggest push seemed to be the night of 31 May to 1 June. On this night, I recorded 12 distinctly different Black-billed Cuckoos, with the first occurring at 10:46pm and the last occurring at 4:02am. Five Yellow-billed Cuckoos called over this same night, the first at 10:56pm and the last at 4:14am. Last night (1-2 June) was less favorable, with generally breezier than ideal conditions. Only three Black-billed Cuckoos were recorded calling (night flight call) overhead at 11:57pm, 2:19am, and 3:55am. Daytime reports of Cuckoos has also been up in this region over the past few days. Good night listening! Sincerely, Chris T-H -- Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes Field Applications Engineer Bioacoustics Research Program, Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Road, Ithaca, New York 14850 W: 607-254-2418 M: 607-351-5740 F: 607-254-1132 http://www.birds.cornell.edu/brp -- NFC-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NFC_WELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NFC_RULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NFC-L_SubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nfc-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NFC-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NFCL.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
