A Rare Visitor to Long Island Is Driving Birders Cuckoo

A common cuckoo, a species native to Europe and Asia, made several recent appearances in Riverhead, N.Y. The birds have been spotted in a handful of places in the lower 48 states, experts said.

Birders going ‘cuckoo’ after unexpected sighting in New York City area

A bird sighting on Long Island has avian enthusiasts flocking to the region in the hopes of spotting a species that has never ...

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Rare, Out-of-Place Cuckoo Sends Birders Flocking to Long Island in Hopes of a Once-in-a-Lifetime Sighting

Birds that end up far from home, like the New York common cuckoo, are known as “vagrants.” They’re fairly common during ...

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Hundreds of dedicated birders flock to Long Island after rare cuckoo bird spotted by golfer

The cuckoo, which has been spotted only four times in the mainland US, is native to Europe and winters in Africa.

Birders Go 'Cuckoo' Spotting Extremely Rare Bird Only Seen 4 Times in the U.S.

The rare visitor, believed to be a Common Cuckoo normally inhabits parts of Europe and Asia and almost never makes its way ...

New Zealand Rare Birds Thought to Be Extinct Have Seemingly Come Back from the Dead amid AI-Assisted Preservation Efforts

In New Zealand, conservationists are looking at new ways to protect the country's native bird species, some of which were ...

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