We were there once and the hill (say across the street above town) was just full of them. On the way towards New Liskeard there were 100's back and forth across the road. We left just before dark.
Ron, Nighthawks, that's their name but they are not related to the hawk family. They are included into the Whip-poor-will group. You usually see them just before dark feeding on insects. They are dark coloured with pointed wings with a white wing patch. Fairly commorn up here.
First time in Gowganda was 1968 with the Dept. of Lands and Forests, doing a soil and vegetation study for the Wildlife Productivity Inventory. While here found the country amazing, the boreal forest the lakes at every turn and the air clean and fresh. It didn't take long back then to get the camera out and start recording some of the sights I'd seen. Since then with a few layoffs in photography its good to get right back at it. Putting your pictures on a blog like this forces you to go out and take more pics, which is the goal of this site.
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Bill, have the nighthawks left the area?
We were there once and the hill (say across the street above town) was just full of them. On the way towards New Liskeard there were 100's back and forth across the road. We left just before dark.
Never forget that.
Face, saw some just the other night over the house
what type of bird is a nighthawk ?
And it's too early for leaves to be turning fall colours if you were to ask me lol.
Ron, Nighthawks, that's their name but they are not related to the hawk family. They are included into the Whip-poor-will group. You usually see them just before dark feeding on insects. They are dark coloured with pointed wings with a white wing patch. Fairly commorn up here.
thanks Bill
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