I heard a Black-billed Cuckoo calling on the Woodland Trail at Chincoteague NWR on Friday morning; there were also three Yellow-billed Cuckoos there.  It was quite a surprise to me.  This was in an area that had no cicada emergence this year.  

Rob Hilton
rhilton
Bethesda
csa.com
Maryland

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From: Maryland Birds & Birding [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
Behalf Of Norm Saunders
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 5:40 PM
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Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] BB Cuckoo in yard -- 2nd time in 10 days


Gail Mackiernan writes:

> For the second time in 10 days, we have had a Black-billed 
> Cuckoo calling and flying about our yard and nearby yards in 
> Colesville.  This time we actually saw (rather than just heard)
him!

Gail, we had a Black-billed Cuckoo calling on our BBS route in
Wicomico County earlier this month.  I looked back at the history of
the route and noted about 6 different years when the birds were
seen/heard down there.  One of those years was 1987, the last cicada
invasion year.

Regarding bobwhites, we counted 18 on the route, higher than some
years but MUCH lower than the period from 1966 through late 1970s,
when 50 or more bobwhites were not unusual on that route.

Best,
Norm

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Norm Saunders
Colesville & West Ocean City, MD