The Cuckoo Scoop: CUCKOO SCOOP IS BACK!!!!

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

CUCKOO SCOOP IS BACK!!!!

The 2011 Yellow-billed Cuckoo season has been in full swing for over a month, so it is time to bring back the cuckoo scoop!!!! Employees of Southern Sierra Research Station are working out of three different areas near Blythe, Parker, and Lake Havasu, and a lot goes on at all three sites. This blog is where anyone from any of these sites can post their cuckoo stories, including tricks for capturing cuckoos, finding their nests, and tracking them down with telemetry. It would be great to stay posted with what is going on at all three sites, while letting the public in on a little of what we do everyday to help the Western Yellow-billed Cuckoo. To help out SSRS, visit SUPPORT SSRS.

Thanks!!!! Anna

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Yellow-billed Cuckoo - Breeding Biology and Population Dynamics along the Lower Colorado River

The Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) is a neotropical migrant that historically bred in riparian habitats throughout much of North America. Since the late 1800's, many of the forests that cuckoos depended upon, particularly in the West, have been destroyed or degraded by human activity. As a result, both the range and population of breeding cuckoos has decreased dramatically and the western population is currently a candidate for Endangered Species status. Our research focuses on documenting the reproductive biology of this poorly known species and developing survey techniques that reliably estimate numbers of breeding cuckoos along the lower Colorado River. This blog will showcase photos and information about the project. For more information about the Southern Sierra Research Station, visit this link.