. Bird lore . ous, and when I tried toimitate the guttural noises they were making, they circled round my head soclosely that one touched me with his wings. In the darkness I was probablyno more than a charred stump. The song of the Whip-poor-will, when heardat close range, say within a rod or so, is a rasping, guttural sing-song endingwith a jerk. Few people know the Whip-poor-will; he is merely a wandering voice, acry in the night. Some think of him as closely connected with bats, and thecountry folk will tell you that the Whip-poor-will and Nighthawk are one andthe same bird. Some day in la
. Bird lore . ous, and when I tried toimitate the guttural noises they were making, they circled round my head soclosely that one touched me with his wings. In the darkness I was probablyno more than a charred stump. The song of the Whip-poor-will, when heardat close range, say within a rod or so, is a rasping, guttural sing-song endingwith a jerk. Few people know the Whip-poor-will; he is merely a wandering voice, acry in the night. Some think of him as closely connected with bats, and thecountry folk will tell you that the Whip-poor-will and Nighthawk are one andthe same bird. Some day in late May or early June you may startle a Whip-poor-will from the chestnut leaves, and if you seem to have stepped on herand the bird heightens the illusion by fluttering painfully along the leaves,stop right where you are and look for the eggs from which she started. Dontmove your feet, for you may crush an egg or even a young chick. So youwill come to know Lady Whip-poor-will and appreciate the wandering
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