Re: [cobirds] Poorwill Behavior - Montrose County

Hi Mike, The Cornell Lab web site (under the behavior section) says that male and female poorwills sometimes feign injury to lead predators away from their nest. What a treat to see. Carol Kampert On Sat, Jul 16, 2016 at 1:59 PM, Mike Henwood wrote: > > Yesterday my son and

Re: [cobirds] Poorwill Behavior - Montrose County

Yes, distraction displays to divert predators or other disturbance from the nest site are known and described for Common Poorwill. I saw it myself one time -- on the only occasion I've ever found a porrwill nest. David Suddjian Littleton, CO On Sat, Jul 16, 2016 at 2:02 PM, Joe Roller

Re: [cobirds] Poorwill Behavior - Montrose County

Is this behavior known in the literature? Does anyone know? Thanks, Joe Roller, Denver On Sat, Jul 16, 2016 at 1:59 PM, Mike Henwood wrote: > > Yesterday my son and I hiked down into Roubideau Canyon on the Old > Transfer Bike Trail #251 off the Transfer Road out of

[cobirds] Poorwill Behavior - Montrose County

Yesterday my son and I hiked down into Roubideau Canyon on the Old Transfer Bike Trail #251 off the Transfer Road out of Montrose. We saw a Common Poorwill, which are ground nesters, just ahead of us on the ground as we descended down a long sloping portion of the trail. The female was quivering,