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Comments on: On The Wild Side: The Lesser Nighthawk https://apeekatthepeak.org/on-the-wild-side-the-lesser-nighthawk/ A Scottsdale Community Publication Thu, 06 Jan 2022 03:22:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Susan https://apeekatthepeak.org/on-the-wild-side-the-lesser-nighthawk/#comment-5671 Thu, 06 Jan 2022 03:22:56 +0000 https://apeekatthepeak.org/?p=7862#comment-5671 Jan 4-5, 2022 – I have just noticed nighthawks (20-ish) around the lakes golf course in Ahwatukee. Have been in AZ 40 years and never seen anything like this. It was quite a surprise. Fun!

]]> By: The Peak https://apeekatthepeak.org/on-the-wild-side-the-lesser-nighthawk/#comment-5413 Sun, 01 Aug 2021 05:00:50 +0000 https://apeekatthepeak.org/?p=7862#comment-5413 In reply to Karel Snell.

Probably the best bet is to call Wild At Heart or Southwest Wildlife. They are very busy folks. I’ve lived in a neighborhood near Dynamite and Scottsdale Road and have had baby bobcats cared for in our yard and numerous birds successfully nest in our yard and I once watched a clutch of great horned owlets be raised right outside a hallway window at an office building at the Scottsdale Airpark. Leave them alone and let nature take its course. However, I am know export and if you will feel better give Wild At Heart a call. Just know that they work very, very hard and need your support. The Peak

]]> By: Karel Snell https://apeekatthepeak.org/on-the-wild-side-the-lesser-nighthawk/#comment-5412 Sat, 31 Jul 2021 14:50:34 +0000 https://apeekatthepeak.org/?p=7862#comment-5412 We have a nighthawk nesting in our front yard in our retirement village. We are concerned for the bird and nest which contains two eggs. The nest is located about 6 feet north of sidewalk behind a sago palm but in the open. Do you think a professional rescue is necessary to save nest and bird?

]]> By: Rosalie P. https://apeekatthepeak.org/on-the-wild-side-the-lesser-nighthawk/#comment-5372 Mon, 12 Jul 2021 17:11:25 +0000 https://apeekatthepeak.org/?p=7862#comment-5372 We live in a suburb outside of Phoenix, AZ, and a nighthawk decided to use our backyard for a nesting ground, very fascinating to watch her care and lay on the eggs all day. They recently hatched on July 4th, there are two baby nighthawks. She lays on them all day and about an hour before dusk they move around but stay very close to mom. Then dad fly’s in at dusk and feeds the babies, and then mom and dad fly off together so she can get food. We have taken many pictures of this experience from our house windows while letting them have their space until the babies are big enough to fly away with mom. Quite the fantastic experience watching nature at work.

]]> By: The Peak https://apeekatthepeak.org/on-the-wild-side-the-lesser-nighthawk/#comment-5341 Sat, 19 Jun 2021 18:28:50 +0000 https://apeekatthepeak.org/?p=7862#comment-5341 In reply to Fritz Neuhauser.

Thank you very much for your interesting comment. Congratulations on finding William Leroy’s article, part of a treasure trove of articles that he wrote and donated on behalf of Wild At Heart, a local raptor rescue and rehabilitation organization that we support in every way possible. Anytime you want to submit an article about the wildlife you see, please feel free to do so. EDITOR.

]]> By: Fritz Neuhauser https://apeekatthepeak.org/on-the-wild-side-the-lesser-nighthawk/#comment-5340 Sat, 19 Jun 2021 16:25:45 +0000 https://apeekatthepeak.org/?p=7862#comment-5340 We are in our 60’s and are Arizona natives and we live next to the Saguaro National Park East in Tucson. We walk on trails at least 3-4 miles a day and this morning we startled a bird from under a 3 foot tall palo verde tree. It looked like a small hawk so I looked at where it had been thinking it may have been feeding on something and instead I noticed two grey/green flecked eggs on the ground. I just now finished researching what we had witnessed and discovered the Lesser Nighthawk, a bird I knew nothing about until this morning! I consider myself extremely knowledgable of the Arizona – Sonoran desert and now feel shamed that I didn’t know about this fascinating bird. This article by William Leroy is the best article I’ve read this morning and possesses the most interesting facts and is very well written.

]]> By: Kaufman Roger https://apeekatthepeak.org/on-the-wild-side-the-lesser-nighthawk/#comment-4693 Wed, 08 Jul 2020 03:09:39 +0000 https://apeekatthepeak.org/?p=7862#comment-4693 I have been watching a kettle of nighthawks on and around the 10th hole on Painted Mountain Golf Course. There are a few bats as well. It’s fun to watch the acrobatically air show. We also have a few peachfaced Lovebirds as guests.

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