[NatureNS] Common nighthawks in Falmouth

From: AngelaJoudrey <aljoudrey@eastlink.ca>
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Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 23:18:22 -0300
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I have seen them in Windsor at Haliburton House as well as well as Under=
wood Drive=2C in Windsor=2E

They are a striking bird to see due to their size and distinctive white =
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Angela in Windsor



On 06/25/11=2C Patrick Kelly  =3Cpatrick=2Ekelly=40dal=2Eca=3E wrote=3A
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=3E Friday evening I was surprised to get a knock on my door around 9=3A=
45=2E One of my neighbours=2C who often walks his dog down the cemetery =
drive way next to my house was puzzled by these large=2C silent bat-like=
 birds that were shaped =22sort of like a plover=22=2E I went down with =
him and while it was dark could see about 12+ common nighthawks swooping=
 around hight in the air=2E They were hard to count=2C as with the low l=
ight levels=2C they were impossible to see when close to edge-on=2E Thei=
r flight was amazing=2E There were also a number of small white moths th=
at =A0would drift down on occasion=2E
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=3E Since the weather this evening was very similar=2C I went down at 9=3A=
30 and this time only saw three at any given time=2E What as really nce =
was this time one as consistently calling and once chased another one ar=
ound and once I heard the distinct =22buzzing=22 sound from the wings of=
 one of that pair=2E=A0
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=3E My neighbour has never seen nighthawks in Windsor before=2C and he i=
s pretty up on his birds=2E=A0I can=27t say I have seen any here other t=
han the odd one flying in the day when I was atlassing=2C certainly not =
that number=2E I=27ll be curious to see what tomorrow evening brings=2E
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=22The significant problems of our time cannot be solved by the same lev=
el of thinking that created them=2E=22
Albert Einstein

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