[tn-bird] Cuckoo surprise

Sunday afternoon we heard a very loud THUMP from the kitchen door.  Upon 
going outside, I found a dazed yellow-billed cuckoo.  We put the bird in the 
emergency shoebox to rest up.  After about 15 minutes, we took the box 
outside.  When we opened the box, the bird seemed still disoriented and 
reluctant to fly so we allowed it another 10 minutes or so.  When we next 
opened the box, the cuckoo flew out, still unsteadily.  We then checked the 
towel that we keep in the box to see how much cleanup would be necessary.  We 
were astounded to find a broken egg!   The shell was not hard, but sort of 
like a reptile egg.  Did the stress of the crash and recuperation in the box 
cause her to lay early?  Has anyone else seen this?

Van & Nancy Harris
Millington, TN

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