"I associate whip-poor-wills with camping in eastern forests and hearing them call through the night," Tonra said. "The idea of them disappearing is very alarming, and we're trying to learn more ...

Conservationists estimate that eastern whip-poor-will populations have declined by about 70% since the 1970s. This decline is likely leading to what the naturalist Robert Michael Pyle calls the ...

Using GPS tags attached to the birds, researchers discovered some surprising facts about the long migrations that eastern whip-poor-wills make from their Midwest breeding grounds to where they ...

THE EASTERN WHIP-POOR-WILL is the kind of bird you’re more likely to hear than see. In part, that’s because they are nocturnal, actively flying and foraging for insects only after the sun has set.

The haunting nocturnal call of the eastern whip-poor-will, an endangered species once commonly heard throughout the state, may be one of the more evocative and surprising signs of returning life.

The cultural erasure of whip-poor-wills mirrors the species' actual decline. Conservationists estimate that eastern whip-poor-will populations have declined by about 70% since the 1970s.

The call of an eastern whip-poor-will is very distinct..(Courtesy photo) Some sounds just say summer. There’s the chorus of calling insects, water lapping against the shore, the sizzle of meat ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jared Del Rosso, University of Denver (THE CONVERSATION) In one of the most ...

Eastern Whip-poor-will are more common in the Kenora and Fort Frances areas than Thunder Bay, and when it comes to habitat, they're picky. The birds require forested habitat for nesting ...

Whip-poor-will breeding habitat is usually in uplands, primarily deciduous and mixed forest adjacent to large clearings. They lay eggs on the ground under trees or under bushes, at woods' edge or ...

Documented rare species at Badger Army Ammunition Plant include the Eastern Whip-poor-will. Made famous in folk songs, poems and literature for their endless chanting on summer nights, Whip-poor ...