I have occasionally seen nighthawks flying around in the day time over the
past 60 years.
Ken Hinkle
Bridgewater,VA
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From: "John Fox" <jjfoxfox@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Saturday, October 03, 2009 9:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Va-bird] NVBC at Huntley Meadows Park 10/3/09:
Red-headedWoodpecker Show
Larry and all,
Curious about the Nighthawk flying midday. I saw that in South Dakota in June a few years ago and, once I got over the surprise, figured it was related to breeding. But I really don't know. Anyone know what the deal is?
Thanks,
John Fox
Arlington
uberlarry@xxxxxxx wrote:
Twelve birders came out for a Northern Virginia Bird Club walk at Huntley Meadows. The highlight of the trip was a great performance by the flying Redheaded Woodpecker family that has taken up residence in the area of the tall snags down the informal trail past the observation tower. We watched two adults and four juveniles fly back and forth while keeping up a steady stream of chatter. They also obligingly posed for us allowing us to get excellent looks at them. Other birds of note include a Common Nighthawk flying around in broad daylight, several Swamp Sparrows, a Winter Wren, and many Eastern Bluebirds. Two birders from the group came across an Ovenbird and a Wood Thrush near the Visitor Center.
Larry Meade
Vienna, VA
Location: Huntley Meadows Park - CMN04
Observation date: 10/3/09
Number of species: 36
Canada Goose 18
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
King Rail 1
Mourning Dove 5
Common Nighthawk 1
Chimney Swift 15
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 8
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Eastern Phoebe 7
Blue Jay 6
Carolina Chickadee 16
Tufted Titmouse 12
White-breasted Nuthatch 6
Carolina Wren 12
Winter Wren 1
Eastern Bluebird 30
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 40
Gray Catbird 5
Ovenbird 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
Eastern Towhee 1
Song Sparrow 4
Swamp Sparrow 5
Northern Cardinal 16
Indigo Bunting 2
Red-winged Blackbird 60
American Goldfinch 10
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/VA)
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