Date: 11/5/26 9:09 am From: Laura Erickson <chickadee...> Subject: Re: Extremely late Y-b Cuckoo - Crystal Lake, Oklahoma Co.
It's curious to have such a late one. I live at the northern end of I-35 in
Duluth, MN, and we had a Yellow-billed Cuckoo up the shore from here on
October 11--not just a late date, but exceptionally far north for the
species.
We also have, right now, one of your Oklahoma birds visiting town—a
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. The prettiest of all state birds!
Best,
Laura Erickson
Duluth, MN
On Thu, Nov 5, 2026 at 10:39 AM Devin Bosler <devinbosler...> wrote:
> Hi OKBIRDS, About an hour ago, I had an unbelievably late southbound
> migrant YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO on west side of Crystal Lake in w. OKC,
> Oklahoma Co. I managed many good photos of it at eye level. This may be the
> latest-ever fall season occurrence
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> About an hour ago, I had an unbelievably late southbound migrant YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO on west side of Crystal Lake in w. OKC, Oklahoma Co. I managed many good photos of it at eye level. This may be the latest-ever fall season occurrence for Oklahoma. Certainly my latest-ever record for the area by almost 4 weeks. It’s been a mild fall but dang!
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> Good birding,
> Devin Bosler
> Edmond, OK
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