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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: Pat Hodgson on June 01, 2016, 02:54:37 PM

Title: yellow-billed cuckoo, Mt. Pleasant Cem.
Post by: Pat Hodgson on June 01, 2016, 02:54:37 PM

I heard a very quiet k-k-k-k-k kuk out the window and thought it could be a cuckoo.  I quickly biked around into the cemetery and found a lovely yellow-billed cuckoo.  It continues to make occasional quiet calls but is mostly quiet and hunting/feeding.  Not sure if anyone else could find it, but it is right along the wall at approx. the edge of Plot 6/Plot 8, this is west of Mt. Pleasant Rd., south side of cemetery.

This species is a late migrant, there will be others out there, too!

Title: Re: yellow-billed cuckoo, Mt. Pleasant Cem.
Post by: Pat Hodgson on June 03, 2016, 01:17:56 PM

bird is still here, I continue to hear it sporadically

also a late black-throated blue warbler, sang all morning, now quiet

Title: Re: yellow-billed cuckoo, Mt. Pleasant Cem.
Post by: mc on June 04, 2016, 09:36:21 PM

hi pat

tried to respond to you last night via pm....still in outbox????

"thanks SO much for the quick response Pat.....

i believe the bird i saw was a flycatcher....i heard a song (and observed the "flycatcher" singing the song) that i thought originally was a goldfinch song -- kinda whinnie -- but also, it did sound like "drink-your-tea" in a whinnie voice".... pics...

https://flic.kr/p/HEqZhy (https://flic.kr/p/HEqZhy)

https://flic.kr/p/GTwri2 (https://flic.kr/p/GTwri2)

"

Title: Re: yellow-billed cuckoo, Mt. Pleasant Cem.
Post by: Pat Hodgson on June 05, 2016, 08:34:12 AM

I was off computers yesterday ...

Looks like your flycatcher is eastern wood-pewee.

Cuckoo may be gone by now but only other is suggestion is to pay attention to tent caterpillars, and my kids told me there is a bit of an infestation of some shrubs in the northeastern part of the western half of the cemetery, i.e. along the west side of Mt. Pleasant Rd.

Title: Re: yellow-billed cuckoo, Mt. Pleasant Cem.
Post by: mc on June 05, 2016, 11:24:35 AM

thanks so much pat......and the flycatcher sounded just like this...

https://youtu.be/CDxdSlf2oag (https://youtu.be/CDxdSlf2oag)