'Unusual' bird sighting draws viral attention to New York town: 'People go their whole lifetime and not see this'

'Unusual' bird sighting draws viral attention to New York town: 'People go their whole lifetime and not see this'

The first recorded sighting of a common cuckoo in New York recently created a stir in the birding community.   What's happening? As reported by CBS News, a golfer spotted the cuckoo in Riverhead, Long Island, in late October. This bird became one of just a handful of its species to have been observed in the lower 48 states. As a result, it sparked an influx of excited bird watchers to the Long Island area in hopes of seeing the cuckoo in person.…