Our Best Birds of 2020
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 30, 2020
Common Cuckoo is a fascinating bird, an obligate parasitic breeder that employs numerous strategies, including fraud and murder, to survive. The closest I’ve ever come to breaking that run was in 2014, when I only had six lifers all year. It bears an iconic name associated with insanity and betrayal, but also with time and seasonality.
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