Should I submit to someone that I had a black billed cuckoo in Davenport, Scott Co May 25? I don't sumbit regularly to EBird. I probably should be better about that. I often let Merlin record at my window to see what it says might be around. Lately, it has repeatedly said there is a northern mockingbird. I thought I finally saw one, but when I got a photo of the bird, I was thrilled to get this lifer black billed cuckoo, especially since I know they're in steep decline. I live on the 4th floor and I have 100+ year old oak trees outside my windows. Usually, they are a great lure for warblers during migration, but this year was a bit of a dud. Perhaps because the storms knocked down the oak catkins early in the season?
The next week after I saw this lovely, I had a yellow-billed cuckoo across the river in Moline.
