Date: 6/23/12 1:05 pm
From: James Tyler Bell <jtylerbell...>
Subject: Re: [MDBirding] Brood parasite cuckoo at Patuxent River SP


That's interesting. I thought it was the Old World Cuculinaecuckoos that were brood parasites and not the New World cuckoos.


Tyler Bell
<jtylerbell...>
California, Maryland


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From: psalmus50 <psalmus50...>
To: "<mdbirding...>" <mdbirding...>
Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2012 4:00 PM
Subject: [MDBirding] Brood parasite cuckoo at Patuxent River SP

While fly fishing� for several hours on the Patuxent my son and I were treated to a terrific chorus of local birds including several warblers. The best spots were just east of Rt 97. Sadly, a pair or redstarts were feeding what I instinctively thought was a cowbird. When I brought my binocular up I saw that the young large bird was in fact a cuckoo.

Here is the complete list:

http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S11028090

David Gersten
Silver Spring, MD

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