The robin-sized common nighthawk has long, pointed wings, appearing like a hawk or falcon, thus the name. While mostly active at night, sometimes they will fly around during the day.

This week’s featured creature is the common nighthawk. And while it is fairly common, some say the name “nighthawk” may be a misnomer, because the bird is neither strictly nocturnal nor a ...

Migration is difficult, but Common Nighthawks encounter a variety of additional challenges. ... The nighthawks feed on the wing during migration. It is a spectacle worth checking out.

The common nighthawk is the only nighthawk occurring over the majority of northern North America. ... They have long, slender wings that at rest extend beyond a short tail with a shallow fork.

Our common nighthawk can make a mini-sonic boom in flight. ... As he peels out of his dive (sometimes just 10 to 15 feet above the ground), he flexes his wings downward, ...

The common nighthawk, a mostly invisible brown and black bird with white wing bars and a bristly mustache, related to the whippoorwill, chases insects at dawn and dusk while saying, "Peent." Or ...

Common nighthawks do not build a nest. They instead lay their eggs on unsheltered rocky ground. Up until six or seven years ago, these birds could be seen soaring over many Wisconsin cities all ...

The bullbat, or common nighthawk, is one of the last migrants to arrive in the spring in Idaho. ... This consists of periodic dives wherein the wings make a zooming sound when they pull out, ...

The bullbat, or common nighthawk, is one of the last migrants to arrive in the spring in Idaho. ... This consists of periodic dives wherein the wings make a zooming sound when they pull out, ...

Flying just overhead with its distinctive swift, sashaying motion and white wing patches was a common nighthawk. I saw it at 6:30 p.m. in the Menomonee River Parkway, ...

The other day one of the city employees asked me what has happened to all the common nighthawks he used to see. At first I told him it was because they tasted like chicken, but I got to thinking ...

Common nighthawks are migrating through Wisconsin in late August. The birds will fly to Central or South America for the winter. Common nighthawks are migrating through Wisconsin in late August.