[NatureNS] Migrating Common Nighthawks?

Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:00:43 -0300
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From: Angus MacLean <angusmcl@ns.sympatico.ca>
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Hi Brian:

Were you intending to post the sighting of the young Nighthawks to 
the Bird Atlas or did you feel they were able to fly a distance?

Cheers,
Angus

At 07:53 PM 30/07/2010, you wrote:
>About 1 pm this afternoon I counted 14 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS along the 
>101 just east of Windsor, between the km 175-177 markers.  They were 
>not trending in any particular direction, just milling about.  There 
>is a lot of clear cut forest along this stretch, so they may have 
>been local birds getting together prior to migrating.  I found two 
>juveniles perched on a boulder near Aylesford Lake this morning, 
>just barely able to fly.  Also had a TURKEY VULTURE over the 101 at 
>exit 10 near Grand Pre.

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