Texas
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
(L 12" WS 18" Wt 2.3 oz)
Matures fast...from egg to
fledgling leaving nest in 17 days.
fledgling leaving nest in 17 days.
And hear the pleasant cuckoo, loud and long
The simple bird that thinks two notes a song.
(William Henry Davies)
South Padre Island
20Apr2021
© BirdNote,
Chris Peterson
Coccyzus in Greek means
to cry cuckoo.
to cry cuckoo.
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