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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.

Especially when some of the world's best bird-watching can be found within America's borders, in places as pretty as northern ...

Birds that end up far from home, like the New York common cuckoo, are known as “vagrants.” They’re fairly common during ...

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The large birds, which have wingspans of up to 8 feet, can also be "extremely aggressive" toward birds and humans, as Engilis ...

California has a way of exaggerating things—mountains, deserts, and egos. But its insects? They take excess to another level.

The species is “very territorial” and aggressive, and threatens native bird species, the California Department of Fish and ...

A high-pitched screech cuts the night air. Then silence. Minutes pass with only the low drone of crickets. Then you hear it, a soft, crescendoing hoot.