Common Nighthawk

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Chordeiles minor

       
Order

Caprimulgiformes (Nightbirds)

Family

Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)

Status

Common migrant and breeder

Habitat

Breeding: Forest openings, bogs, rocky outcroppings, beaches, gravel roofs

Migration: Anywhere with large numbers of insects

Food

Mostly flying ants, beetles, and true bugs. Also moths, mayflies, caddisflies, flies, wasps, crickets, grasshoppers, and other insects.

Size

8½ to 9½

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Range

Breeding: Throughout

Winter: N/A

Migration:

   
 
Sightings

Cottonwood River Prairie SNA

Lake Bronson State Park

Minneopa State Park


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