We had 3 Nighthawks over Lake Elkhorn in Columbia on Wednesday evening. Burggraf wrote: > > > Last evening, between 7:15 and 8:15, I observed 18 nighthawks from my > > home just east of Baltimore. They were heading southeast toward > > Baltimore. This week is typically one of the best to see migrating > > nighthawks in the Baltimore area. > > I'll say! Last evening (Wednesday), sitting on my front porch steps in > Baltimore city between 7:30 and 7:45, fifteen flew lazily over the house. > These birds, however, were heading southwest. Could they have been > avoiding Bonnie? Incidentally, last week, a singing purple martin flew > over our property (a new yard bird!) > > --- Don Burggraf --- > Baltimore