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Related: About this forumWe had a remarkable migration of Common Nighthawks here in Maine this week.
I saw dozens flying low over the road driving to work.
The internet lost its mind over it.
http://birding.aba.org/maillist/MAINE
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We had a remarkable migration of Common Nighthawks here in Maine this week. (Original Post)
jpak
Aug 2017
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jpak
(41,742 posts)2. Common Nighthawks were common when I was a kid
On summer evenings, their calls filled the sky.
Today - it's remarkable to see one - but hundreds?
I wonder where they came from?
elleng
(130,156 posts)3. WOW! I'm watching Osprey,
have a family here in southern MD, and they'll head south, to south America, soon.
chia
(2,235 posts)4. I've never seen one before. That's one beautiful bird. n/t