[EMAS] Re: common nighthawk
- From: Mark van der Linden <markrvdl@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "emas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <emas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 23 May 2012 21:03:02 -0400
There was a Common Nighthawk circling tonight over Mayflower Road (where
Vance Gap Rd intersects with Town Mountain).
-Mark
On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 11:17 AM, james poling <jnpoling@xxxxxx> wrote:
> Thanks. I am more confident that it was a common nighthawk.
>
> James Poling, Black Mountain, NC, Buncombe County
>
>
> On May 18, 2012, at 11:12 AM, Marilyn Westphal <mjwestph@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > They are a late migrant and it might be a migrant, but there are some
> > that stay here. They are uncommon and the population may be
> > declining. There are some places where they are seen in summer,
> > though. I think in Asheville Charlotte has said that she often sees
> > them at Tourist baseball games. They like the bright lights because
> > the lights attract insects. They are also found over Hendersonville
> > and I'probably over other places in Asheville. People don't go out
> > looking for them much.
> > Marilyn
> >
> > On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 8:50 AM, james poling <james.poling@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >> I see in Peterson that nighthawks are unusual in the WNC mountains.
> Maybe he
> >> was migrating through. I used to see them often in Evanston, IL just
> before
> >> sunset.
> >>
> >>
> >> james poling
> >> james.poling@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >> 624 Azalea Avenue
> >> Black Mountain, NC 28711
> >> 828-707-7413
> >> www.jamesnewtonpoling.com
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On May 18, 2012, at 8:02 AM, Simon Thompson wrote:
> >>
> >> No Jim- that would be the first. I have not seen one but I know they
> have
> >> already been seen in Michigan!
> >> S
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 7:58 AM, james poling <james.poling@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I'm pretty sure I saw a common nighthawk catching insects over the
> >>> Swannanoa Correctional Center about 6:00 p.m. last night in Black
> Mountain.
> >>> Has anyone else seen one this year? Jim Poling
> >>>
> >>> james poling
> >>> james.poling@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >>> 624 Azalea Avenue
> >>> Black Mountain, NC 28711
> >>> 828-707-7413
> >>> www.jamesnewtonpoling.com
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Simon Thompson
> >> Ventures Birding and Nature Tours
> >> PO Box 1095, Skyland, NC 28776
> >> Phone: 828.253.4247
> >>
> >> Travel AT birdventures.com
> >> New Website:
> >> www.birdventures.com
> >>
> >> Simon Thompson & Chris Jaquette
> >> Wild Birds Unlimited
> >> 1997 Hendersonville Road
> >> Asheville, NC 28803
> >> Phone: 828.687.9433
> >> E-mail: Birdhut@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> www.asheville.wbu.com
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Marilyn Westphal
> > Hendersonville, NC
>
>
>
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