I was thinking that cuckoos were parasitic themselves, in the same fashion as Cowbirds. Frank Lyne frank@xxxxxxxxxxx near Dot in Logan County ----- Original Message ----- From: Scott Freidhof To: birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2008 10:17 PM Subject: [birdky] RPT: Cuckoo Nest - Floyd Co I blundered into a yellow-billed cuckoo nest this past Wednesday at the Dewey Lake Wildlife Management Area in Floyd County. There were two nestlings present and one egg. The egg was pale blue. The nestlings were charcoal gray in color and one was bigger than the other. The young did not look like cuckoos at all, maybe cowbirds but I don't know for sure. Scott Freidhof Rowan County ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 270.0.0/1489 - Release Date: 6/7/2008 11:17 AM