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Common Nighthawk
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Cities, open country.
Diet: Flying insects.
Best time to spot: Booming dive display at dusk.
When to look
Check local eBird bar charts for timing in your state; range and season vary a lot across the US.
How rare is it?
The Common Nighthawk sits in our Common tier for the US: one of the birds you can expect on most days out in the right habitat. It belongs to the nightjars and allies family.
Recent US sightings
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Similar birds
- Antillean NighthawkRare · Open woodland
- Lesser NighthawkUncommon · Open woodland
- Aplomado FalconRare · Open country
- Collared Forest-FalconLegendary · Open country
- Crested CaracaraUncommon · Open country
- Eurasian HobbyEpic · Open country
Kit that helps
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