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The Common Nighthawk is not common. It is listed as an endangered species in New Hampshire and has experienced dramatic population declines across most of its range from Canada to Panama.

This week’s featured creature is the common nighthawk. And while it is fairly common, some say the name “nighthawk” may be a misnomer, because the bird is neither strictly nocturnal nor a ...

The curious common nighthawk is actually not a hawk, and in Teller County it’s not very common, either. They are a member of an odd group called nightjars that are more closely related to owls.

Common nighthawks do not build a nest. They instead lay their eggs on unsheltered rocky ground. Up until six or seven years ago, these birds could be seen soaring over many Wisconsin cities all ...

The bullbat, or common nighthawk, is one of the last migrants to arrive in the spring in Idaho. Fyn Kynd; A common nighthawk dives to catch an insect. Terry Rich; ...

The bullbat, or common nighthawk, is one of the last migrants to arrive in the spring in Idaho. Fyn Kynd; A common nighthawk dives to catch an insect. Terry Rich; ...

I was going to my car in a DeKalb County parking lot one evening this week when I heard a distinct nasal “peenting” sound from across the lot. Common nighthawks, I suspected. Sure enough, at ...

The other day one of the city employees asked me what has happened to all the common nighthawks he used to see. At first I told him it was because they tasted like chicken, but I got to thinking ...

The 2014 State of the Birds Report lists the nighthawk as a "common bird in steep decline." A leading hypothesis for the change in nighthawks is a decline in the insect population.

The cries of “Peent”! are once again filling the skies at dusk and one hour before sunrise. The bird using this cry is the common nighthawk and according to allaboutbirds.com, ...

Common nighthawks are migrating through Wisconsin in late August. The birds will fly to Central or South America for the winter. Common nighthawks are migrating through Wisconsin in late August.