Those following the nighthawk thread might be interested in these two articles:

1.
Bowles, J. H. 1921. Nesting Habits of Nighthawk at Tacoma, Washington. Auk, 38: 203-17.

Bowles describes his daily observations of a nest on top of a roof in Tacoma. This can be viewed on-line at http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/Auk/v038n02/p0203-p0217.pdf



2.

Kitchin, E. A. 1926. Nesting Notes on the Pacific Night Hawk at Tacoma, Washington. Murrelet, 7: 51-53.

Kitchin describes finding about 200 nighthawks in slash and clearcuts west of Tacoma and several nests.



Ed Swan

Vashon Island

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