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, ...

The curious common nighthawk is actually not a hawk, and in Teller County it’s not very common, either. They are a member of an odd group called nightjars that are more closely related to owls. Like ...

A female Common Nighthawk. In 2023, there were four confirmed nests in Concord and three of them failed after heavy rains and extreme heat TakeMeOutside-cm-082424,ph02 As August wanes, many people ...

I recently spent several days birding and camping around Steens Mountain in Oregon. One of the terrific birds in the extensive juniper forests of that region is the bullbat, more commonly known as the ...

Imagine running full speed with your mouth wide open to collect tiny food snacks flitting about in midair. Meet the common nighthawk, a shadowy figure – with blazes of white – that catches flying ...

WAUWATOSA – The mercury hit the low 90s Tuesday and extreme heat advisories were issued in southeastern Wisconsin. Sweltery summer weather to be sure. But Tuesday evening one of the leading indicators ...

The peak time for viewing the common nighthawk migration is right now. I have already had reports of these birds passing over people’s houses and through the uptown Charlotte area. Common nighthawks ...

As August wanes, many people lament that the summer is coming to an end. In fact, it is. Numerous natural events that we associate with fall, such as bird migration, begin in August. Some songbirds, ...

This week’s featured creature is the common nighthawk. And while it is fairly common, some say the name “nighthawk” may be a misnomer, because the bird is neither strictly nocturnal nor a hawk. I ...