Lovers of warmth, the BLACKBILLS wait until all danger is over from Old Man Winter's backfiring: when they reach New England, summer really is with us. They are more conservative than even the delicate Veeries, and May is far advanced before they come.
In habits and breeding they do not differ from other Cuckoos.
North America, from southern Canada south over central and eastern United States.
A bushy tree about 40 feet high. Attains largest size and is most abundant in southern Alleghany Mountains, Arkansas and Texas.