Finally saw one of the yellow-billed cuckoos (pair) that have been singing/calling in our Back Six acres on Hile School Rd, Freeville. And it had a fledgling sitting near it, quietly looking like a very stubby yellow-billed cuckoo.
I couldn't get pictures of the fledgling deep in the bushes, but the adult gave me quite a few by hopping around and looking watchful in the upper bush. A testimonial to cuckoos's rapid development--David saw a parent carrying nesting material only a few weeks ago. Now going to get the exact date. Anne -- 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/ --
