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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.

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

Many people in other parts of the U.S. also have reported making special treks to the region in hopes of seeing it ...

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

A Long Island golfer spotted an extremely rare avian for these parts perched over a golf course on the East End, leading to a ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The obligate brood parasitic common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) is best known for its two-note “cu-coo” call, which is uttered repeatedly by ...

Clever birds figure out how to trick others into raising their kids A common Cuckoo chick in Reed Wablers nest waits to be fed with its mouth wide open, in this undated file photo. Getty Images — ...