. Camera studies of wild birds in their homes . Birds; Photography of birds. 38 Nighthawks fly most at dusk or on cloudy days, frequent- ing open localities or cities; thousands see them every day during the season they are with us. Whip-poor-wills are night birds, frequenting woods and are seen by but compar- atively few persons. The call of the Nighthawk is a rasp-. Fig. 33. The male spend daytime sitting lengthwise along limbs and is quite difficult to see. ing, nasal "peenk," given while flying; that of the Whip- poor-will is a loudly and rapidly whistled "whip-poor-will&quo
. Camera studies of wild birds in their homes . Birds; Photography of birds. 38 Nighthawks fly most at dusk or on cloudy days, frequent- ing open localities or cities; thousands see them every day during the season they are with us. Whip-poor-wills are night birds, frequenting woods and are seen by but compar- atively few persons. The call of the Nighthawk is a rasp-. Fig. 33. The male spend daytime sitting lengthwise along limbs and is quite difficult to see. ing, nasal "peenk," given while flying; that of the Whip- poor-will is a loudly and rapidly whistled "whip-poor-will" often repeated twenty or more times in succession; this song is uttered while perched in the tops of trees. The dilferences between the two birds are so great that there is really little reason for confusion, whenever or wherever they are seen or heard. . Nighthawks are past masters in the art of aviation. There are no feats of skill performed by other birds that cannot be equalled by these. During June and July they can. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert), 1876-1912. Worcester, Mass : Reed
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