Avian enthusiasts are flocking to New York after a common cuckoo was spotted in the state for the first time ever. But birders are going wild after one was recently spotted in Riverhead — a town on ...

Common Cuckoo Sighting New York This photo provided by Cornell Lab of Ornithology shows a Common Cuckoo on Oct. 24, 2025 in Woods at Cherry Creek Suffolk, N.Y. (Jay McGowan/Cornell Lab of Ornithology ...

Most birds spend hours, days, or even weeks painstakingly building their nests. Some birds make nests out of mud, some build nests in trees, and some birds nest on the ground and simply scrape out a ...

Avian enthusiasts are flocking to New York after a common cuckoo was spotted in the state for the first time ever. The common cuckoo is typically found from Europe to Japan, with the majority of the ...

Cuckoos are nest parasites. That means they lay eggs in the nests of other birds, which then put the effort into raising the chicks. So you'd think they'd be quiet about it. Yet female cuckoos have a ...