Mangrove Cuckoo?

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Posted by Naeem on 18:03:17 02/14/06

Last week (Feb 10) at Matheson Hammock picnic area, at the end of the park near the Fairchild garden parking lot (near the water), I found a lively spot with a couple of northern parulas and a black-throated blue warbler. I larger bird flew in, and I got a frustratingly short look (1-2 seconds) of what I think was a mangrove cuckoo. It had the facial pattern of the mangrove cuckoo, and a white breast, and as it flew off (low over the water) had the shape of a cuckoo. It also gave a crow-like gutteral "gau" call- is there any other bird that would make that sort of call? Any other possible candidates for this bird? One other thing- the warblers took off when the cuckoo arrived- it looked like they didn't want anything to do with him... Can I add him to the list?

I would also like to thank Jeff Weber for his birding walk in the Everglades- as an out-of-towner, it was great to bird in Florida with the pros!

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Re: Mangrove Cuckoo? - Bill Pranty 20:25:19 02/14/06 (0)
Re: Mangrove Cuckoo? - Ron Smith 18:43:42 02/14/06 (0)
Re: Mangrove Cuckoo? - Ron Smith 18:41:09 02/14/06 (0)

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Comments:	: Last week (Feb 10) at Matheson Hammock picnic area, at the end of the park near the Fairchild garden parking lot (near the water), I found a lively spot with a couple of northern parulas and a black-throated blue warbler. I larger bird flew in, and I got a frustratingly short look (1-2 seconds) of what I think was a mangrove cuckoo. It had the facial pattern of the mangrove cuckoo, and a white breast, and as it flew off (low over the water) had the shape of a cuckoo. It also gave a crow-like gutteral "gau" call- is there any other bird that would make that sort of call? Any other possible candidates for this bird? One other thing- the warblers took off when the cuckoo arrived- it looked like they didn't want anything to do with him... Can I add him to the list? : : I would also like to thank Jeff Weber for his birding walk in the Everglades- as an out-of-towner, it was great to bird in Florida with the pros! :
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