Ahead of the gusty winds from the west this evening with dark clouds and
rumbling behind them, my wife and I observed between 60-70 Nighthawks flying
over our property in rural Morgan County this evening (70 D2) from west to
east.  It took about 2-3 minutes for the birds to float over the ridge -
they were up pretty high but some lingered and flew around in circles a bit
erratically.  Seeing these birds over our yard was a very special moment.
It capped a weekend of two long very hot days of manual labor pulling fence
from an old overgrown farm, brush clearing, wood cutting and otherwise
intense "yard" work.

Glen Crippen
Burr Oak Lake

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