Don,
   Nesting nighthawks have declined substantially in recent years. Gravel rooftops were their mainstay for many years but there aren't so many of those now. Make a note of the exact location and see that Elliot Kirschbaum has it for the atlas.
--
Bob Ringler
Eldersburg MD


---- Don Burggraf <> wrote: 
> Hi all
> 
> Last night I had two surprises. Stopping for gas at a station on North 
> Howard Street in Baltimore, I heard Common Nighthawks. (There were at least 
> two of them.) I grew up in Western Pa, where the peent of Nighthawks was 
> just a normal part of a lazy summer evening. However, after living in 
> Maryland for more than 30 years, the only times I have noticed nighthawks 
> were during migration. I was really excited to hear them mid-June!
> 
> My second surprise happened when I checked the common nighthawk in the 
> Yellow Book. It shows that nighthawks breed in most counties, including 
> Baltimore (which includes Balto City, I presume). It seems I was wrong in 
> assuming that Nighthawks just pass through here. But - holy toledo - from 
> the notation in the Yellow Book, it seems I should have run across summer 
> nighthawks in Maryland before now.
> 
> Can anyone help me sort this out?
> 
> Don Burggraf
> Baltimore
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >From: Jeff Shenot <>
> >Reply-To: Jeff Shenot <>
> >To: 
> >Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] No. Br. Shorebirds 6/11 - - Also some in St Mary's
> >Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 10:18:04 -0400
> >
> >On Tuesday, I did a bird survey at a farm by the Patuxent River in St
> >Mary's County (near Cremona).  I was surprised to see a few late
> >shorebirds in a wet field that was created for a wildlife habitat project;
> >there were 3 semipalmated sandpipers and 1 pectoral sandpiper.
> >
> >Of interest for the Atlas, I found horned lark and numerous (4-5) willow
> >flycatchers.  I will submit all my findings (56+ sp.) for the Atlas
> >Project (Mechanicsville NE).
> >
> >Jeff Shenot
> >Croom MD
> >
>