In addition to their scientific names, birds are also given "official" English names. Take the bird commonly known as the rain crow, for example, officially referred to as the Yellow-billed Cuckoo by the American Ornithological Society. Its scientific name is Coccyzus americanus. Of course, the bird doesn’t care what you call it, so long as it has plenty of hairy caterpillars to snack on. Learn more on today's BirdNote Daily: birdnote.org/listen/shows/yellow-billed-cuckoo-or-rain-crow Yellow-bil

The voice of the Yellow-billed Cuckoo is heard less frequently as the open woodlands and riparian areas where cuckoos nest have been replaced by productive fields and tidy lawns. But in the undeveloped stretches of the Midwest, watch for the slinky, slender form of the cuckoo — and listen for its evocative voice. | BirdNote

This Yellow-billed Cuckoo has been released after recovering from a window collision! Window strike is the most common reason that cuckoos come to the Center for care. Not all window strike victims are as lucky as this individual. Across bird species, window strikes are a top cause of mortality killing nearly 1 billion birds in the U.S. each year. The overwhelming majority will never make it into rehabilitation for care. Protect birds by making your windows less dangerous. Using tape (eg. ABC Bi