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: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] 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<mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> 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<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Archives: The Mail Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Archives: The Mail Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! -- -- 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/[email protected]/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/ --
