Photo Gallery of Wing Island Birds - Archives
August 29, 2004
Black-billed Cuckoo
| This Black-billed Cuckoo was an exciting find in our nets, since it was the first one we have banded on Wing Island. Cuckoos are birds of the woodland and are not often seen due to their secretive nature. Populations of cuckoos tend to fluctuate from year to year in any given area depending on the availability of food. Caterpillars are high on their list of favorite foods. Females build unkempt nests of twigs and will lay 2-3 eggs. They will occasionally lay an egg in the nests of other species. |