Woodford Co. Black-billed Cuckoo
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Matthew Winks
Jun 29, 2009, 9:31:37 AM6/29/09
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Hi all,
Sunday morning (6/28) Angelo Capparella and I canoed the Mackinaw River from I-39 to Sparks Bridge. Some notables included a Yellow-throated Vireo, Scarlet Tanager, 5 Northern Parula, 2 American Restarts, and a Yellow-throated Warbler at the take out. Of course the best birds can come at some of the most awkward times. While pulling the canoe up the muddy bank, we heard an unusual cu-cu, cu-cu, cu-cu, cu-cu with two syllable phrases. I'm wearing shorts and surrounded by poison ivy and nettles. Neither of us have our binoculars on us. I rush to zip my pant leg bottoms back on just so move around. We're fairly sure we are hearing a Black-billed Cuckoo, but want to get a confirmation. We both snag our binoculars and Angelo grabs his iPod and plays the BBCU track. The bird quickly flies in and starts calling right over us. We were able to get good looks at the bird as it moved around the area calling incessantly.
Would anybody know if Black-billed Cuckoo has officially been added to the state list as threatened?
Matthew Winks
El Paso, IL
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Sunday morning (6/28) Angelo Capparella and I canoed the Mackinaw River from I-39 to Sparks Bridge. Some notables included a Yellow-throated Vireo, Scarlet Tanager, 5 Northern Parula, 2 American Restarts, and a Yellow-throated Warbler at the take out. Of course the best birds can come at some of the most awkward times. While pulling the canoe up the muddy bank, we heard an unusual cu-cu, cu-cu, cu-cu, cu-cu with two syllable phrases. I'm wearing shorts and surrounded by poison ivy and nettles. Neither of us have our binoculars on us. I rush to zip my pant leg bottoms back on just so move around. We're fairly sure we are hearing a Black-billed Cuckoo, but want to get a confirmation. We both snag our binoculars and Angelo grabs his iPod and plays the BBCU track. The bird quickly flies in and starts calling right over us. We were able to get good looks at the bird as it moved around the area calling incessantly.
Would anybody know if Black-billed Cuckoo has officially been added to the state list as threatened?
Matthew Winks
El Paso, IL
Windows Live™ SkyDrive™: Get 25 GB of free online storage. Get it on your BlackBerry or iPhone.
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