What was ideal was heavy rain that happened the night before, the kind of inclement weather that tends to encourage migrating ...

"The black-billed cuckoo is rarely seen during migration and on wintering grounds in South America," the monograph declares. That is why I can't say when the cuckoos leave. They may be hanging ...

One of my more fervent hopes each spring is to hear the cuckoo sing. This spring, toward the end of May, three different black-billed cuckoos were heard during an all-day count of birds in Agawam ...

Ken asked if I might consider an article on rain crows that would provide some information, such as nesting habits, migration ... yellow-billed cuckoo and black-billed cuckoo.

The black-billed cuckoo would take the latter viewpoint. Cuckoos are voracious cicada predators and take full advantage of emergences such as Brood X. Cicadas emerge: Brood X cicadas begin to show ...

A second cuckoo species that nests here in the mountains, mostly in the upper elevations, is called the black-billed cuckoo because it lacks the yellow lower mandible of its cousin. I've never ...

The yellow-billed cuckoo most closely resembles the black-billed cuckoo, but it is distinguished by the yellow orbital ring, rufous primaries, more prominently white-tipped tail, and the yellow ...

Elusive, secretive birds often are the most satisfying to discover, and for me the black-billed cuckoo ranks near the top. Hearing a bird is usually the best way to find it, but attentive ears are ...

We have two species of cuckoos in the northeastern part of North America: the yellow-billed cuckoo and the black-billed cuckoo. The color of the bills is distinctive in adult birds, but not in ...

The black-billed cuckoo is extremely rare, and like the red-headed woodpecker, it is listed as a bird of conservation concern. According to Partners in Flight, black-billed cuckoos are uncommon ...