Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Regional
This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:
Big Pine Key, Florida
Trenton, Florida
Yale, Iowa
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Roswell, New Mexico
Bend, Oregon
Austin, Texas
Deer Park, Texas
High Island, Texas
Joshua, Texas
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rntx22
Puyallup, WA (Zone 8b) |
April 2013 |
Positive
You can see these guys in almost any brightly lit parking lot at night during the summer. They swoop around eating the insects that are attracted to the lights. They make a characteristic "peent" chirping sound and if you see one from below they have a big white bar across the middle of each wing.
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SnowlineRose
Bend, OR (Zone 4b) |
April 2010 |
Positive
Nighthawks swoop over our pond snapping up bugs every evening during the summer months.