I was hunting rocks near Challis two weeks ago and I heard a strange whooshing sound, followed by something knocking my hat off. I turned around quickly and saw a common nighthawk starting another ...

The common nighthawk is misnamed. It is neither common, nor a hawk, nor active at night. But the common nighthawk is close to all of these. It is conspicuous wherever it occurs. It hunts on the wing, ...

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The common nighthawk is a misnamed bird. It does not belong to that group of birds commonly known as hawks. It lacks their gripping talons and tearing mandibles. Nor, strictly speaking, is it a bird ...