Thanks for sharing. I am ashamed to admit that I have been birding for many years and have just identified this wonderful bird today. I have heard the sound all my life, but never thought of it as a bird...perhaps a frog shhhh, don't laugh :D We are in Alabama and the bird seems to love the worms on our Catalpa trees. Again, ty for sharing.

I have a few in my backyard here in Missouri. I love bird watching, but I still have yet to SEE one of these vs. hearing them all the time.

Cool video. We call those rain crows in central/west TX. They are much more common around here I guess? Your video is the only one I can find with that knocking sound (sort of like a loud red squirrel barking almost). Reminds me of growing up 80's/90's and hearing one fly by and land in a tree close by while hunting/fishing with fam and friends. Saw one in my dad's back yard a couple years ago just outside of Abilene TX. In fact I just learned today that it is more formally known as a yellow-billed cuckoo and made those dove like sounds also haha. Thanks again man. Great job.

Nice. Here on the Olympic Peninsula. ..on the Straits of Juan Da Fuca...outside my window every night is a huge Owl...hunting? mating calls? having drinks with his owl buds? don't know. he's a noisy one...lol

I didnt manage to take a picture but I'm pretty sure its a yellow billed cuckoo I saw in the riparian creek area in Mountain House, CA (rufous flash on wings and long tail. There are a lot of Fremont cottonwood here.). I saw one during late April and saw one again yesterday. Maybe this is it's migratory path.