Common Nighthawk
Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae
Chordeiles
Chordeiles minor
Pursuing flying insects at dusk and dawn, the Common Nighthawk can be seen flying its floppy flight in rural or urban areas. Its white wing patches and eratic flight make... More »
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Pursuing flying insects at dusk and dawn, the Common Nighthawk can be seen flying its floppy flight in rural or urban areas. ... At the bottom of the dive he flexes his wings downward, and the air rushing through his wingtips makes a deep booming sound. The dives are directed at females, young nighthawks, intruders,
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Description of birds found in Washington state ... Common Nighthawks live in a variety of open habitats, from shrub-steppe, grassland, and agricultural fields to cities, clear-cuts, and burns, as long as there are abundant flying insects and open gravel surfaces for nesting...
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The Common Nighthawk , Chordeiles minor , is a nightjar. The adults have brown feathers with some darker ones too (some black feathers), gray and white patterning on the upperparts and breast. The...
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Separated from all nightjars except nighthawks by the pale patch in the wing. Lesser Nighthawk is similar but tends to have its white patch farther out (2/3 of the way from the bend of the wing) its wing. ... Common nighthawk Chordeiles minor...
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The four letter common name alpha code is is derived from the first two letters of the common first name and the first two letters of common last name. The six letter species name alpha code is derived from the first three letters of the scientific name (genus) and the first ... Nighthawks and Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)
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What Common Nighthawks Need; Food: Common Nighthawks are frequently seen forag­ing in late afternoon through dusk over fields, riparian forests, parks and open spaces, open water, and around street lights where flying insects concentrate.
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Common Nighthawks are found from Panama to Canada. After spending winters in South America, they return to New Hampshire in mid May to early June and leave by mid September. Nesting; In New Hampshire, nesting usually occurs between late May and early August.
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