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["jay hadlock" <jaybirdncarol@xxxxxxx>]

Hello all,
While working in the house earlier today, I heard a thump (not a window 
strike). When I looked outside I could see a bird in the flowers right next to 
the house.

My first thought was it looked like a cuckoo.  

To my great surprise, it turned out to be a BLACK BILLED CUCKOO.

At first I thought it was on its last legs and when it stopped moving I figured 
it was a goner. After watching for awhile, and not detecting any movement, I 
went outside for a closer look, and it flew away! I could not tell if it 
stopped in the trees along our common property line with a neighbor or kept on 
going. It's still a mystery how it ended up hitting our house and landing in 
the flower bed.

We are hoping it will stick around long enough for Carol to get a look at it. 
As it is, this was a life bird for me.

Here's to a great weekend of birding.

Jay and Carol Hadlock
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