Hi All,

We had a fledgling Yellow-billed Cuckoo in the yard yesterday morning 
(the third of June). It started out in a hackberry out back and it had 
almost no tail, and a half-length bill and was calling constantly; 
probably at most one day out of the nest. The begging call was like the 
end of the adult's clatter song, but more musical (a bit like the 
Black-bill's clatter song's tone). It fluttered down and spent some time 
on the ground outside my office window until it half-climbed and 
half-flew into the ash tree out there. An adult came by then and fed its 
charge, quickly flying off without any fanfare. Eventually the little 
guy worked its way around to the oak trees in the front yard, still 
calling at intervals. We have learned a new fledgling call and plumage, 
always something new to learn.

Good birding,

Walter Ellison & Nancy Martin

23460 Clarissa Rd
Chestertown, MD 21620
410-778-9568

Observing Nature is like unwrapping a big pile of presents every time 
you take a walk.