Wednesday, April 15, 2015

April 15 - Chuck-will's-Widow in NYC

It was not a taxing day for me today as I finally was able to view the difficult to see species of nightjar known as the Chuck-Will's-widow !
This species gets it's name from the song which it sings at dusk.  Over the past decade I have heard this species a half-dozen times but have never been able to actually see one, until today.
This is New York State Bird # 353 for me.



credit: Jennifer Bishop

Here is another image by Matthew Wills that shows the rufous spots on the end of the wings


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credit: Matthew Wills