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Common Nighthawk

 

Pursuing flying insects at dusk and dawn, the Common Nighthawk can be seen flying its floppy flight in rural or urban areas. Its white wing patches and eratic flight make it look like a big bat with headlights, and it is known in some areas as the "bullbat."

 

Photo courtesy of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology 2025
Text courtesy of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology 2025