Common Nighthawks continue to be present at their nocturnal feeding
area at Tyson's Corner, Fairfax Co, VA.
After Sept 22 when I saw only one I thought the season was coming to a
close, but the next night there were 5 birds and on September 24 the
nighthawks has increased to 8 (I think there may have been a movement that
afternoon). From 9-25 to 9-28 I recorded 6-8 nighthawks. 9-28 was a rainy
night with storms coming through the area earlier that afternoon but I just
kept watching for the birds to come out of the clouds.
Last night (9-29) after a cold front passed through earlier I expected
most of the nighthawks to be gone, but instead there were 9 birds. For the
most part the nighthawks are foraging very high now and one of my problems
is distinguishing them from the numerous bats which are also foraging.
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