Date: 6/8/25 4:10 pm
From: Britt Vickstrom <brittvickstrom...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Black billed cuckoo
Hi all,

Should I submit to someone that I had a black billed cuckoo in Davenport,
Scott Co May 25? I don't sumbit regularly to EBird. I probably should be
better about that. I often let Merlin record at my window to see what it
says might be around. Lately, it has repeatedly said there is a northern
mockingbird. I thought I finally saw one, but when I got a photo of the
bird, I was thrilled to get this lifer black billed cuckoo, especially
since I know they're in steep decline. I live on the 4th floor and I have
100+ year old oak trees outside my windows. Usually, they are a great lure
for warblers during migration, but this year was a bit of a dud. Perhaps
because the storms knocked down the oak catkins early in the season?

The next week after I saw this lovely, I had a yellow-billed cuckoo across
the river in Moline.

Britt Vickstrom
Davenport

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