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The common nighthawk resembles both the Antillean nighthawk and the lesser nighthawk and occurs at least seasonally in the entire North American range of both of these species. The lesser nighthawk is a smaller bird and displays more buffy on the undertail coverts, where the common nighthawk shows white.
The least nighthawk (Chordeiles pusillus), at 6.3 inches (15–19 cm) and 23 grams (0.81 oz), is the smallest of all Caprimulgiformes, while the Nacunda nighthawk (Chordeiles nacunda) is one of the largest nightjars in the world measuring at 11-13 inches (28–33 cm).
Species that live in the far north, such as the European nightjar or the common nighthawk, migrate southward with the onset of winter. Geolocators placed on European nightjars in southern England found they wintered in the south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [9] Other species make shorter migrations. [8]
A major winter storm is expected to deliver heavy snow, ice and rain across much of the U.S. this weekend into Monday, affecting areas from the Plains to the mid-Atlantic East Coast. The system ...
Leach's storm-petrel. Order: Procellariiformes Family: Hydrobatidae. Though the members of this family are similar in many respects to the southern storm-petrels, including their general appearance and habits, there are enough genetic differences to warrant their placement in a separate family. Two species have been recorded in Connecticut.
Providing the right environment. Providing birds with a safe and warm space is just as vital as extra food at this time of year. "Robins often use nest boxes as roosting sites during the winter ...
The winter weather can be unpredictable: There are some years you can go completely unscathed by a winter storm, while other years it seems to pile on day after day. But if you live in an area ...
The storm-petrels are the smallest seabirds, relatives of the petrels, feeding on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. The flight is fluttering and sometimes bat-like. Fork-tailed storm-petrel, Hydrobates furcatus (A)