![]() ![]() ![]() Local increases have been reported in some states (North Dakota, Utah and Vermont). However, it is important to note that many survey methods, including those used for the New York State Breeding Bird Atlases, are not conducive to the detection of this species. It is suspected that this species is experiencing declines throughout many parts of its breeding range including New York. Wintering habitat is not well documented but does include open areas similar to those used during the breeding season. In New York, this species is a widespread but local breeder that utilizes a variety of open habitats that include coastal dunes and beaches, forest clearings, and gravel roof tops. In urban areas they will commonly nest on the roofs of buildings. The common nighthawk will nest on bare substrate such as sand, dirt, gravel, or bare rock. Well you may be thinking, owls are nocturnal and feed during the night, how can they pose a problem to the Red-tailed hawk Even though they may be on two. Diet consists entirely of flying insects that are caught during flight. Both parents feed the young at dawn and dusk by regurgitating insects. Young hatch after 18-20 days and are semi-precocial (semi-advanced at birth) with sparse patches of fluffy down. Incubation is performed entirely by the female who will leave the eggs or young unattended during the early morning and evening to feed. Two eggs are laid directly on the ground and no nest is constructed. Females usually begin to arrive at their breeding grounds in small groups around late May and early June a few days before males. Commonly migrating in large flocks, it is a late arrival to breeding grounds in the spring, and makes an early departure in the fall. Life HistoryĪ neotropical migrant, the common nighthawk has one of the longest migration routes of any North American bird. Maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Common nighthawk range map from Birds of the World,
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