Cambridge, Mass.
1908
June 1 
to 
July 6
  Coccyzus erythrophthalmus. - A pair of black
Cuckoos frequented the Garden through June and early July.
On the 2nd of the latter month I discovered their nest.
Oddly enough it was within two yards of the site chosen
by the Yellow-bills last year but in a different shrub,
a lilac, among very dense foliage, about nine feet above
the ground. As I could not reach it without disturbing 
it I did not examine it closely. We frequently saw
 the birds go to & from it as we sat on the back piazza.
Sometimes they would start towards it by short flights
through the branches, but rather oftener would come gliding
down on set wings and when just above it
drop through the foliage with a soft rustling sound without 
alighting until they reached it. They often left it by
mounting straight upwards bursting suddenly into sight
above the cluster of leaves and flying off out of sight.