Matt et al-
Yes she did and I asked her about the sighting. The fact that it was on the
road and flew up has me a little puzzled. I think that a flushed bird could
take observers by surprise and the white in the tail of a poorwill could be
mistaken for white in the wings…
Most of the owl crew here in Roseburg were not aware that Common Poorwill
occurs in the county nor the rarity of that occurrence nor the rarity of a
Common Nighthawk before the 3rd week of May.
I would suggest that heard only birds away from the crepuscular hours and not
coming from the sky above, be invalidated.
Russ
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On May 17, 2018, at 11:01 AM, Matthew G Hunter
<matthewghunter@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:matthewghunter@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Not in eBird, but also had a report of early CONI in coast range of Douglas
County, about a week ago, from a wildlife biologist. Apparently in wee hours of
morning it was on a road and flew up. She saw pointed wings and white patch in
wing. Not sure what the relative probabilities are of the different
possibilities, e.g. early CONI, occurrence of Lesser Nighthawk, something else?
Russ, did Janice tell you about that?
Matt
On Tue, May 15, 2018 at 10:07 PM, Tom Crabtree
<tc@xxxxxxxxxx<mailto:tc@xxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
I have heard Starlings do a decent imitation of a Nighthawk. I don’t count
heard only ones of them or Western Wood Pewees as I have seen Sky Rats imitate
them in April. I have long wondered how they know to do those calls then and
never in July.
Tom
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[mailto:orebird-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:orebird-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>] On
Behalf Of Wink Gross
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2018 9:18 PM
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Subject: [orebird] Re: Early Common Nighthawk report
I too have an early (May 12) CONI in my queue. Heard only. Observer insists he
knows the call and that it wasn’t a Red-winged Blackbird. I’m not inclined to
validate heard-only review species, but perhaps there is something going on.
https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S45614849
BTW, Sibley says Lesser N. is silent in flight (but the app includes a “nasal
flight call”!—doesn’t sound anything like Common).
Wink
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On May 15, 2018, at 10:47 AM, Adrian Hinkle
<adrian.hinkle@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:adrian.hinkle@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Doug,
That makes a lot more sense then. I figured she should know the difference.
Thanks for clarifying.
Adrian
On Tuesday, May 15, 2018, W. Douglas Robinson
<w.douglas.robinson@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:w.douglas.robinson@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
For the record, Jenna knows the difference between a poorwill and a nighthawk.
She also offered to change the ID to a more conservative classification before
this discussion ever launched. I talked with her about it the morning after and
recommended taking a cautious approach given that the bird flew while she was
reaching for a camera and her companion didn’t know to look for presence and
position of white in the wings.
Doug
On May 15, 2018, at 10:08 AM, Adrian Hinkle
<adrian.hinkle@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:adrian.hinkle@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Thanks for raising the question, Jeff. The slash is certainly better than
marking CONI, but am I the only one who is bothered that there is no mention of
the white wing patches? I'm not completely sold that it wasn't a poorwill.
Adrian
On Tuesday, May 15, 2018, Tom Crabtree <tc@xxxxxxxxxx<mailto:tc@xxxxxxxxxx>>
wrote:
I vote for Common/Lesser Nighthawk. It is 3+ weeks early for Common.
Tom Crabtree
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Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2018 8:49 AM
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Subject: [orebird] Re: Early Common Nighthawk report
While i am no expert on the vagrancy of Lesser Nighthawks, looking at eBird
distribution maps;
Lesser Nighthawks have made it to Chico (which is just about the north end of
their range) and have filled in to the south;
and there are only two reports in California for Common Nighthawk, which could
be suspect.
For what it is worth.
greg
On Tue, May 15, 2018 at 8:07 AM, Jeff Harding
<jeffharding@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:jeffharding@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Oregon Reviewers
While I was in Ireland familiarizing myself with Black-tailed Godwits and Song
Thrushes, an early report of a Common Nighthawk came through from Jenna Curtis.
I replied to her, asking if she had considered Lesser Nighthawk, and she had
not. I don’t think the description rules out Lesser Nighthawk, but the bird she
saw was surely a nighthawk.
I didn’t validate it because I remembered a comment from Dave Irons to the
effect that a nighthawk this early might be more likely to be a Lesser
Nighthawk than Common, since Lesser shows up in California in April. But in
this case, the habitat so favors Common Nighthawk, I wonder if it should be
validated as Common, or should I suggest she change it to something like
Common/Lesser Nighthawk?
Here’s the checklist:
Species: Common Nighthawk
Count: 1
Observation date: May 4, 2018
Location: Willamette National Forest, Idanha US-OR (44.6811,-121.9383), Linn,
US-OR
Submission ID: S45274112
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S45274112
Thanks for input,
Jeff
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