Rare bird spotted in New Hampshire
ALL RIGHT, CALLING ALL BIRD ENTHUSIASTS. AND BY THE WAY, I FOUND OUT THERE ARE A LOT OF THEM HERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, SO I THINK THEY’LL FIND THIS INTERESTING. A RARE BIRD WAS SEEN TODAY IN SOUTH CEMETERY IN PORTSMOUTH. THIS IS A EUROPEAN COMMON CUCKOO AND SPELLED WITH A U. BUT I WAS TOLD IT’S PRONOUNCED CUCKOO, LIKE THE CLOCK. IT’S A VERY RARE VAGRANT IN NORTH AMERICA, AND ONLY A FEW HAVE BEEN SEEN. IT BREEDS IN EUROPE AND WINTERS IN TROPICAL AFRICA. SO IN THIS CASE, HAYLEY, WE ARE
A rare bird was spotted Friday at South Cemetery in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The common cuckoo is a rare vagrant in North America, and only a few have ever been sighted. The species typically breeds in Europe and winters in tropical Africa.This is the first recorded sighting in New Hampshire. It has not been seen since, according to local birders.
A rare bird was spotted Friday at South Cemetery in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
The common cuckoo is a rare vagrant in North America, and only a few have ever been sighted.
The species typically breeds in Europe and winters in tropical Africa.
This is the first recorded sighting in New Hampshire. It has not been seen since, according to local birders.