Same here. I grew up in central Michigan next to a hospital. Nighthawks nested on top for years and I had them tagged as coming back around May 24 and leaving around August 24. As a kid I learned a lot about science and research thanks to Nighthawk behavior.

On a bad note, I too remember chasing the spraying trucks during mosquito season. Good example of what you don't know could kill you … or make you really sick decades later.

Bill Whitacre
Alexandria, VA

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> On Jun 15, 2025, at 8:28 PM, Jack Nolan via Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:

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> When I was a kid in the Midwest (ancient history) I heard NHs all the time. Then they started spraying for mosquitoes. We used to chase the trucks on our bikes!

> But I heard some on Orcas Island last weekend and it immediately took me back. What a great summer sound.

>

> Jack Nolan

> Shoreline, WA.

> Sent from my iPhone. Pardon my brevity and typos.