Hi all,
Our house is along a railroad corridor 2 blocks north of Weber Rd. and Summit St. When we first moved here in 1999 Common Nighthawks were a constant sight and sound on summer evenings. About 7 years ago the warehouse on the other side of the tracks cut down the trees that grew behind it and after that the only nighthawks we've seen have been in migration. A few nights ago my wife and I returned from a late evening meal and she heard a nighthawk. We looked and found a pair flitting high over the alley behind our house. Since then we've seen and heard them every night. The constant rain and prolific mosquitos have kept us indoors every evening so they've probably been here all along and we just missed them.

Brenda Rushka and Steven Pendleton

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