Common Nighthawk

Common Nighthawks are Uncommon from End of May-Early September.

Habitat

Common Nighthawks live in a variety of open habitats, grassland, and agricultural fields to cities, suburbs, towns, clear-cuts, and burns, as long as there are abundant flying insects and open gravel surfaces for nesting.

Behavior

This species is most active at dusk and dawn, when it forages in flight. During the breeding season, males take time out from foraging to perform display flights, flying high up in the air and then diving, ending with a booming noise as they brake out of a fast dive. Vocalizations include a loud, distinctive call, given in flight.