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Common Nighthawk

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August sightings of note

Hummingbird Clearwing Moths are regular visitors at the phlox in our garden. Gwen Forsyth, Lakefield Your column several weeks ago regarding Gypsy Moths really caught our attention. We have a cottage on Jack Lake and recall the infestation back in the 1970s. This past several weeks our cottage there have Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 2 yearsAugust 21, 2020 ago
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August Sightings of Interest

Nighthawk migration: On August 29, Tim Dyson & I counted migrating Common Nighthawks from Back Dam Park near Warsaw from 6-8pm. We tallied 133 birds, with one “flock”comprising at least 48. Quite a sight! Tim has already had several evenings in late August with more than 100 nighthawks. Nighthawks are Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 3 yearsAugust 31, 2019 ago
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August sightings of note

Black Bear at Chemong Lake Just a report of a Black Bear on August 1. It was large. I couldn’t get a photo as I wasn’t going to open the door. It came right up to our roadside door as I was standing there and yelling for my husband to Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 4 yearsAugust 10, 2018 ago
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UPDATE: Common Nighthawks are migrating – Warsaw area a local hotspot

Now’s the time to be looking for migrating Common Nighthawks. The best time to see flocks is late afternoon and evening. They feed as they fly and are often seen over water. In my experience, they often turn up after a rain event. Here are some recent sightings from Tim Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 5 yearsAugust 29, 2017 ago
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Big showing of (migrating?) Common Nighthawks, a species at risk

Tonight, August 15, we had a spectacular aerial show with Common Nighthawks, Tree Swallows and gulls. The nighthawks were swarming over our Curve Lake house. I would estimate 50 but it was difficult to count because of the irregularity of their flight. There were also about twenty gulls and 100 Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 6 yearsAugust 17, 2016 ago
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Common Nighthawk migration under way with at least 44 birds seen in North End of Peterborough

It appears that Common Nighthawks have begun to migrate south. Tonight at 6:50, I counted 38 flying over St. Anne’s school. 20min later I counted 44 flying around stormwater ponds behind Walmart and Evans Dr (suspect the same flock just moving around the north end). Pretty amazing site to see Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 8 yearsAugust 20, 2014 ago
Sightings

Six increasingly-rare Common Nighthawks seen over the Otonabee

On May 28th at around 8:30 pm. I saw 5 Common Nighthawks flying over the Otonabee River at 9th Line, accompanied by a very vocal male nighthawk calling then diving from a tree. He flew to another tree when he came up from his dive, and then went back to Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 8 yearsMay 30, 2014 ago
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