Bird Board
Nightjar Survey, 5/29
Posted by Brian Rapoza
over 9 years ago
4 Comments
Last night, I completed my annual nightjar surveys in Homestead and Everglades National Park for the Center for Conservation Biology (http://www.nightjars.org/). A total of 7 Common Nighthawks (all in Homestead) and 23 Chuck-will's-widows (6 in Homestead, 17 in ENP) were heard. No Antillean Nighthawks were heard this year. I also heard two Barred Owls at Royal Palm. Killdeer and Indian Peafowl were heard in Homestead.
Comments
Hi, Brian. Thank you for your work. How does this compare to previous years? Have you noticed any trends?
I don't see any trends. Here are the results of the seven surveys I've done since 2007:
Chuck-will's-widow:
2007 - 19
2008 - 21
2010 - 38
2011 - 25
2013 - 23
2014 - 18
2015 - 23
Common Nighthawk:
2007 - 10
2008 - 5
2010 - 18
2011 - 10
2013 - 14
2014 - 14
2015 - 7
Antillean Nighthawk
2007 - 0
2008 - 0
2010 - 0
2011 - 0
2013 - 1
2014 - 0
2015 - 0
for what it's worth, I birded 168th Street between S-357 and 237 Ave from 5 to 6 am on 5/30 and had 10 Common Nighthawks and 3 calling Chuck-will's-widows. Right before sunrise, a Northern Bobwhite was also calling.
Thanks, gentlemen. Have a good day.
Leave a Comment