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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. By ...

A swarm of birders flocked to Long Island after an exceptionally rare cuckoo bird was spotted by a golfer, according to reports. Hundreds of people traveled from dozens of states to Vineyards Golf and ...

Common cuckoos are medium-size birds typically found in Europe, Asia and Africa. Imran Shah via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 2.0 Roy William Gardner was golfing on New York’s Long Island when an ...

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A golfer’s once-in-a-lifetime sighting of an ultra-rare European bird has hundreds flocking to Long Island. A rare European Common Cuckoo was spotted on Long Island, only the fourth on U.S. record.

Birders are going cuckoo for a rare sight on Long Island. The common cuckoo bird has been spotted only four times in U.S. history in the lower 48 states, experts say. Now, it's in Riverhead. Hundreds ...