The bird was not a Poorwill or Whip-poor-will. I saw the wing bars across the wing very clearly. I only saw the bird for less than two minutes in the air and as it landed. As it banked before landing I saw the wing shape clearly. I had initially thought as it caught my eye that it was a white-winged dove as I saw the white on the side in flight but as I got it in the binoculars it turned, banked and landed. It landed flat on the branch of a tree and I could not relocate it. A dove would not have disappeared on the tree branch which confirms to me that it was a nighthawk. The wings were pointy not round and they were bent swept back at the elbow with the clear white bars on the outside tips of the wing below the elbow.
I am reporting it because of the season. I hope others can find it. I'm pretty sure it was not a Lesser Nighthawk since the white was not as low on the tip of the wing as the Lessers that we used to see in Arizona. Michael's email is posted to co-birds, mine is not. I will have to get registered. If anyone relocates it, I would appreciate knowing. Conversely if anyone sees a white-winged dove in that area, I would also appreciate knowing. Diana King Boulder, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
