CUCKOOS

Black-billed Cuckoo  Coccyzus erythropthalmus

WINTER:  NO RECORDS.

SUMMER:  Rare to Uncommon Resident.  See Remarks section.

MIGRATION:

 Spring:  Uncommon Migrant from late April to late May.  Early dates; 12 April 1948 (Edeburn et al. 1960); 24 April 2007 (SA); 27 April 1968 (HS) and 2008 (WA, MG, DP); 29 April 1973 (HS) and 2007 (WA, MG).  See Remarks section for banding data.

 Fall:  Uncommon Migrant from late September to early October.  Late dates, 18 October 1952 (Edeburn et al. 1960); 05 October 1979 (HS); 26 September 1970 (HS).

REMARKS:

Breeding Bird Survey (Bullard 2003): Cabwaylingo State Forest, Wayne Co., WV (2002): 135 Stops (7 surveys), 64 Mile. Number of Stops Recorded: 2. Total Birds: 3.

Singing Male Census (Koch 1971): McClintic WMA, Mason Co., WV (1967): abandoned bottomland (elevation, 186 m): 16 males/100 ha.

Breeding Bird Survey (Koch 1974): McClintic WMA, Mason Co., WV (29 May 1971): 50 Stops, 12.25 Mile. Number of Stops Recorded: 4. Total Birds: 4.

Banding Data:  8 banded (G. Ballentine and R. Ballentine)  on 20 May 1961 at McClintic WMA (Smith 1996).