Voices: Common Nighthawk
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Voices: Common Nighthawk
Macaulay Library Curator Greg Budney shares a close encounter he had with a Common Nighthawk as it called and produced sizzling wing sounds just over his head. Learn more about the Common Nighthawk on All About birds: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Nighthawk/id Audio recordings by David S. Herr. Photographs by Doug Backlund. To ...
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