On warm summer evenings, Common Nighthawks roam the skies over treetops, grasslands, and cities. Their sharp, electric peent call is often the first clue ...
This widespread and familiar bird may hunt by day or night, catching flying insects in the air. Its bounding, erratic flight and angular wings make it ...
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The common nighthawk or bullbat (Chordeiles minor) is a medium-sized crepuscular or nocturnal bird of the Americas within the nightjar (Caprimulgidae) ...
Common nighthawk
Bird
The common nighthawk or bullbat is a medium-sized crepuscular or nocturnal bird of the Americas within the nightjar family, whose presence and identity are best revealed by its vocalization. Wikipedia
Conservation status: Least Concern (Population decreasing)
Scientific name: Chordeiles minor
Mass: 2.8 oz
Lifespan: 4 to 5 years
Clade: Strisores
Class: Aves
Family: Caprimulgidae
Source: Encyclopedia of Life
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Often roosts along tree branches or on the ground. Feeds at night on large insects. Watch for them flying under bright lights at ballgames or supermarkets.
Common Nighthawks have one of the longest migration routes of all North American birds, and move early, beginning to travel south in August.
They will most readily be seen in flight at dusk and dawn where they can be identified by their long, thin rounded wings with conspicuous whitish bars near the ...
The Common Nighthawk is a medium-sized bird with long narrow wings. During flight it is easily identified by the stiff wing beats and white wing bars.