Ornithological Survey

Common Name: Common Poorwill

Scientific Name (Genus-species): Phelaenoptilus nuttallii

Length (bill-tail): 7 3/4"

Identifying Chacteristics: smallest Nightjar

call at dusk and early night hours confirms its presence

Habitat: open forests, grasslands, feeds on insects, roosts on ground

Seasonal - 1st heard: 2nd week of June - heard intermittently through 8-22-09

Call Recorded: 6-11-09

Drawing from National Geographic Society -

Field Guide To Birds of North America

Local field photo highly unlikely

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