Nighthawk

NIGHTHAWK and poorwill belong to the nightjar (or goatsucker) family of birds, a group of nocturnal INSECT-eaters with enormous wide mouths, large flat heads, large eyes, tiny bills and intricately patterned brown or grey plumage that conceals them by day when they roost on the ground. The 2 species in BC are the common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor), which breeds throughout the province, and the common poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii), which breeds only in the OKANAGAN VALLEY but can be seen...

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