[TN-Bird] daytime nightjar (?) and common loon-Knoxville

Yesterday afternoon, about 1pm, I observed what appeared to be a common 
nighthawk off Lyons Bend Rd near Duncan boatdock in west Knoxville.  I did 
not have my binoculars, but it was close enough and hard to mistake the 
markings as it flapped its boomerang-like, white-patched wings many times, 
then perched on a tree branch. It seemed a little large, about 12" and it is 
late for these birds to still be here.  Maybe there are other late sightings 
for this species?

A couple hours later, boating upriver on Fort Loudoun reservoir, I saw a 
common loon near Keller Bend, off Mariners Point across from Louisville 
Landing Park.

Bird On!

Mark Campen
Knoxville, TN

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