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Common Nighthawk

Chodeiles minor

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41.8666, -103.667

Field Notes

Description:

Habitat:

Grasslands- This was spotted near the North Platte River valley in the Sandhills of Western Nebraska.

Notes:

This bird was 'sleeping' on a branch maybe six feet above the ground at the top of Scottbluff Nat. Monument- a bluff that sits 200 feet above the surrounding terrain.

Species ID Suggestions

Common Nighthawk

Chordeiles minor

Reference Link
CindyBinghamKeiser
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Comments (4)
CindyBinghamKeiser
Welcome to Project Noah! This is a beautiful first spotting! If you don't know the identity of a spotting, please leave the common name and scientific name blank then click on "Help me ID this species" box. This way the community knows to provide you an ID and the database knows it's "unknown". When you receive an ID suggestion that you agree with, you can edit your spotting to include the provided information. Have fun on Project Noah!!!
Jacob Gorneau
Cindy beat me to it. :-) Chordeiles minor is correct.
ConorSheaWing
Not a Kestrel! I don't know my Nightjars but it definitely is one.
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PublishedApril 16, 2013

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