Date: 6/23/12 1:01 pm
From: psalmus50 <psalmus50...>
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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