Hi, Tweets

I'm not sure if this will add much to the discussion, but I remember
nighthawks in very large numbers, so thought I would throw something in . .
.. when my son was born in 1968, I spent many evenings in the late summer
and early fall listening to and watching the numerous nighthawks. This was
in Lynnwood, at the time. Trips to Seattle for various evening events such
as a parade were always accompanied by the bzzzt/beep of nighthawks
overhead. We moved to California and then on to New Hampshire in 1969,
returning to the Seattle area in 1981 - and to no nighthawks!!! We were
in the original house for a short time, but even during the migration time
when they had been very numerous they were almost non-existant. Here in
Bothell, where I have lived for 15 years, I have never heard or seen a
nighthawk. We do have three bats over our road, though, so there must be
some evening insects. :-)

I, too, would like to know where nighthawks are found in numbers in western
Washington. In ones and twos here and there, but I sure haven't seen any
numbers anywhere except in a few localized spots while camping.

Cheers, Diann

Diann MacRae
Bothell
tvulture at halcyon.com