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