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Bookmark or Share- Eastern Whip-poor-will Life History - All About BirdsMexican Whip-poor-will. Browse Species in This Family. More to Read. Made famous in folk songs, poems, and literature for their endless chanting on summer nights, Eastern Whip-poor-wills are easy to hear but hard to see. Their brindled plumage blends perfectly with the gray-brown leaf litter of the open forests where they breed and roost.
- Revealing the Mysteries of Whip-poor-wills—and What It Might Take to ...Words by Susan Cosier. Reporter, Audubon Magazine. Published Fall 2023. On a warm and buggy May evening, an Eastern Whip-poor-will’s brown, orange, and white mottled feathers blend in seamlessly with the brittle oak leaves she sits on. The bird is nearly impossible to differentiate from her surroundings.
- Whippoorwill | Description, Range, & Facts | Britannicawhippoorwill, (Caprimulgus vociferus), nocturnal bird of North America belonging to the family Caprimulgidae (see caprimulgiform) and closely resembling the related common nightjar of Europe. It is named for its vigorous deliberate call (first and third syllables accented), which it may repeat 400 times without stopping.
- Eastern Whip-poor-will Identification - All About BirdsWhat can we do about it? What can I do about a bird that sings all night long outside my window? Analysis: The Economic Value of Birds. Made famous in folk songs, poems, and literature for their endless chanting on summer nights, Eastern Whip-poor-wills are easy to hear but hard to see.
- Eastern whip-poor-will - WikipediaThe eastern whip-poor-will ( Antrostomus vociferus; also called "whip-o-will", "whip o' will", etc.) is a medium-sized (22–27 cm or 8.7–10.6 in) bird within the nightjar family, Caprimulgidae, from North America. The whip-poor-will is commonly heard within its range, but less often seen because of its camouflage.
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