I was driving back from Dayton on 35 this evening and had a flock of 11 nighthawks feeding together over a patch of trees, then within the next 5 miles or so I counted no less than 49 nighthawks feeding over agricultural fields and ponds beside the road, which made for easy counting. I agree that the storms moving through seem to be getting them up and moving.
Alex Eberts
> On Aug 28, 2016, at 8:46 PM, Leslie Sours <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> There were 35 Common Nighthawks in Westerville this evening, feeding low over the road. Fabulous viewing. We saw them in the distance and strung out along the road, so 35 is a very conservative count. Earlier in the day we had seen 11 at 161 and 270 near Blendon Woods.
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>> On Aug 28, 2016, at 8:39 PM, Regina Schieltz <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> This evening about 6:30, my brother and I witnessed about
>> 30 Nighthawks
>> 10 chimney swifts
>> 12 barn swallows
>> 6 Cedar Waxwings
>> 1 Pewee
>> flying overhead above his neighborhood.
>>
>> Apparently, the wind currents between storms was creating a place with
>> insects for a feeding frenzy.
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