[wisb] Re: "Chuck" is back in Jackson County!
- From: Cutright.Noel <Noel.Cutright@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'cmauer@xxxxxxx'" <cmauer@xxxxxxx>, "calocitta8@xxxxxxxxx" <calocitta8@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 23 May 2012 12:28:02 +0000
This is from Birds of North America account for Chuck - length 28-32 cm, with
wing 20.0-22.5 cm and tail 12.8-15.1 cm; mass about 110 g, males with white on
inner webs of outer 3 rectrices, which are tipped with cinnamon-buff (white
patches visible on dorsal surface of tail when spread); female lacks white in
tail. Sexes otherwise alike in appearance; male averages slightly larger than
female (considerable overlap, however): wing on male 20.5-22.5 cm and on female
20.0-21.9 cm; tail on male 13.4-15.1 cm and on female 12.8-14.4 cm.
For the Eastern Whip-poor-will - Medium-sized nightjar, 22-26 cm in length,
43.0-63.7 g body mass.
Here's some info on Chuck behavior:
Typically silent flight-numerous flaps and a glide. When prey, usually a flying
insect, is encountered, opens mouth quickly, sometimes with a quick dive and
chase when additional pursuit is required. These flights take place at heights
ranging from a few meters to about 20 m above ground. Shorter flights or
sallies also made from exposed perches into open air space to capture prey,
followed by return to the same or a different perch. High buoyancy index, large
wings and tail, and relatively large pectoral muscles and aspect ratio suggest
a flight with quick maneuverability and frequent glides
Males chase one another during territorial disputes. Chasing is accompanied by
Growl. Females known to chase males, possibly in mating events.
Noel Cutright, Ozaukee County
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Subject: [wisb] Re: "Chuck" is back in Jackson County!
We stopped there last night (Monday) on our way home from Madison to Medford.
We arrived just after 8:00 p.m. and first heard Whip-poor-wills about 8:30 or
so. At about 8:45 we heard the Chuck-will's-widow quite far to the northwest.
About 9:00 a Whip-poor-will started calling almost overhead on the south side
of the road, followed shortly thereafter by the Chuck-will's-widow very close
to us on the north side of the road.
The latter moved among several trees. Then, while it was still light enough to
see silhouettes, we saw two nightjars, one chasing or following the other, fly
from the north side of the road to the south, circle around a tree, and
disappear. This flight was accompanied by what I think was wing-clapping. There
appeared to be a noticeable size difference between the two birds, and, since I
cannot find any indication in field guides or on the internet that there is a
size difference based on gender, I suspect one bird was the Chuck-will's-widow
and the other was a Whip-poor-will. We stayed about another five minutes or so
but did not hear either again.
FYI, there were almost no mosquitoes, unlike previous years when I've been
there. Not to say there won't be.
Cathy Mauer
near Medford, Taylor County
On 5/22/2012 9:50 AM, Jesse Ellis wrote:
> Last night on my drive home from the Cities, I detoured over to try to
> hear Charles the Third (I presume). Around 11:15 after a nice
> encounter with a Porcupine on Kirch Rd, I drove a little west past the
> prison (in retrospect probably not enough). I had two Whippoorwills
> blasting away, and thought maybe he wasn't around, but it turned out
> he probably shut up because I stopped right next to him. He started up
> and serenaded me for 5-10 minutes, but I couldn't stay longer.
> I stopped the car a few times on the way back to HIghway 54 to listen,
> and had at least 2 whippoorwills at each stop. Seems like really
> interesting habitat (at least in the dark).
>
> A nice lifer, even if I couldn't stay longer. Never would have
> expected that for Wisconsin prior to moving here.
>
> Jesse Ellis
> Madison, WI
>
>
> On Sat, May 12, 2012 at 9:00 AM, Peter Fissel<pfissel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> In my lack-of-sleep-stupor, I neglected to post this Thursday evening.
>> Jim Otto called me Thursday morning (while I was on the WSO trip)
>> and said he'd gone up to Bartos/Staffon Rd. Wednesday, where, for the
>> ninth year in a row, there was a Chuck-wills-widow just west of the
>> prison a few miles east of Black River Falls and a mile north of Hwy
>> 54. (I was riding shotgun with Daryl Tessen, who correctly guessed
>> who I was talking to, and what we were discussing...)
>>
>> Jim said the bird started calling shortly after 8:30 p.m., and he
>> even saw it fly once, since it wasn't fully dark yet. We are
>> strongly suspecting that this is offspring of the "original" bird -
>> Daryl pointed out that most previous reports from other locations
>> have lasted for three consecutive years at most, and Bill Brooks was
>> sure he'd seen a pair of birds there several years ago.
>>
>> Anyone going up there for the first time should keep in mind that
>> you're very close to prison property, so don't park near the
>> intersection with Kirch Rd. Park well down the road to the west (at
>> least a couple hundred yards. You'll easily hear the "Chuck" calling
>> - it's loud.) The prison personnel may still come to check on you,
>> although I think they're used to this by now. Just don't go
>> wandering off into the woods to the north - stay on the road.
>>
>> Peter Fissel
>> Madison WI
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