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Common Nighthawk

Chodeiles minor

Description:

Habitat:

Grasslands- This was spotted near the North Platte River valley in the Sandhills of Western Nebraska.

Notes:

This bird was 'sleeping' on a branch maybe six feet above the ground at the top of Scottbluff Nat. Monument- a bluff that sits 200 feet above the surrounding terrain.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor Common Nighthawk - Whatbird.com


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4 Comments

Thank you- We are having a blizzard so I am uploading a few old unidentified photos

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Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Cindy beat me to it. :-) Chordeiles minor is correct.

ConorSheaWing
ConorSheaWing 11 years ago

Not a Kestrel! I don't know my Nightjars but it definitely is one.

Scottsbluff, Nebraska, USA

Spotted on Jul 18, 2009
Submitted on Apr 16, 2013

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