Date: 6/15/26 3:16 am From: Maeve Kim <maevekim7...> Subject: [VTBIRD] Yellow-billed Cuckloo in Jericho
That is so exciting, Sarah! We’ve seen both here too, but not often. The best was in August 2021 when a YBCU perched on a stump right by the back step and sat there, preening and calmly looking around, for many minutes. Both of us were right at the kitchen window, and Bernie took a few photos.
Maeve
(Sorry to respond to the whole group, but some people’s real addresses show up while others show only the listserv address. I’m hoping other birders will be interested in cuckoo news also!)
> On Jun 14, 2026, at 8:24 PM, Sarah Fellows <00000e1d5fcbcbbc-dmarc-request...> wrote:
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> Hi Maeve,
> We live on Williston/Richmond line at 900 feet. We have both yellow billed and black billed cuckoos calling here for several years. Have seen yellow billed in flight about 2 weeks ago.
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> Sally Fellows
> Williston
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>> On Jun 12, 2026, at 10:14 AM, Maeve Kim <maevekim7...> wrote:
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>> I stepped outside early this morning to get some gardening done ahead of the heat. I’m fairly sure I heard a YBCU in the wet wooded area directly in back of our yard, but I never saw the bird and by the time I went inside and got Merlin going, it was no longer making noise. I looked on ebird and there have been a few sightings recently, though none close to here. Has anyone else seen or heard this species in Underhill or Jericho recently?
>> Maeve Kim, Jericho Center
