Please join Brian Harris, the recently hired Conservation Land Manager, in the parking lot at Heard Farm at 5:00pm on Thursday, September 3, 2015 and Thursday, September 10, 2015. He will be available for questions or information regarding the birds he has observed in particular the Common Nighthawk.
Common Nighthawks are most active from half an hour before sunset until an hour after sunset, and again starting an hour before sunrise. Usually solitary they form large flocks during migration and are most conspicuous in early evening. (Last Thursday the first individuals showed up at 5:15)
During Brian’s preliminary survey last week, he recorded 77 nighthawks many of which passed closely overhead. In total 49bird species were observed with other highlights including two bald eagles, an American bittern and six species of shorebirds.
