Incidentally, there were numerous Common Nighthawks sighted in Salida during the CFO Convention - flying over our hotels at night, etc. Diana Beatty
On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 7:49 PM, Amber Carver <[email protected]> wrote: > It would be interesting to see if it's a localized phenomenon. We have > many Common Nighthawks at the Central Plains Experimental Range (Weld Co.) > right now, and they are quite active even during the middle of the day. > Just yesterday, we paused field work to watch a pair in courtship flight. > We frequently see them perched on fence posts, and we flush them while > rope-dragging (though we haven't found a nest yet). That being said, I > have no idea how many there were here in the past. Perhaps they are less > numerous here than they used to be, and they just seem common in comparison > to other locations. > > -Amber > Littleton, CO > > > > On Sunday, June 7, 2015 at 8:44:32 PM UTC-6, León wrote: >> >> COBirders, >> >> About 20 minutes ago I heard a familiar call in the sky while in my >> back yard. I looked up and confirmed a solitary Common Nighthawk. When >> growing up over 60 years ago in the Midwest large flocks of this species >> were ubiquitous. The booming of their wings was quite distinct and I >> believe most rural people recognized what many of them called “bull-bats”. >> They were also fairly common 35 years ago in Pueblo and Custer counties. >> Now, unfortunately, hearing/seeing one gives me a pang of nostalgia and the >> urge to report it to COBirds. >> >> Leon Bright, Pueblo >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/1e9d9fa7-ba6a-426d-92fa-73ab679e42e4%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/1e9d9fa7-ba6a-426d-92fa-73ab679e42e4%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- ****** All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost; the old that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by the frost. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAM-_j9uGos9ydUZRxGfv10Rr%3Dfci-kcsqLYKJn2m33vFGRzZkA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
