The unusual nighthawk is not really a hawk but a member of the nightjar family - a group of night-flying, insect-eating birds that include the whippoorwill and the chuck-will's-widow. We have all t… ...

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.

The common nighthawk does not travel frequently on the ground, but perches horizontally, parallel to branches, on posts or on a roof. ... The male’s tail tip has a white band.

The common nighthawk is not exactly common. It is seen during the day as well as at night, and it isn't really a hawk. It is a member of the nightjar family, a cousin of the whip-poor-will and chuc… ...

The very long, black-and-white tails, dark wings, ... Common Nighthawks. A less colorful, but larger and uniquely-vocal insect eater arriving in the spring is the Common Nighthawk.

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 lesser nighthawk is a common resident of the southwestern United States, extending into Mexico. In winter, it migrates deeper into Mexico and along the northeastern regions of South America.

I saw my first common nighthawks of the year this past Labor Day weekend when I saw a half-dozen individual birds on the evening of Aug. 30 as they flew ...

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 ...

Just as the light is fading so that nothing is very clear, readers may see a bird with a fluttery flight passing overhead. This bird will appear as a dark silhouette with an obvious white bar on each ...

HOT SPRINGS -- National Park College students chose Nighthawks as the school's mascot last fall -- the first mascot for the institution since 2003.