Yes, I think woodcock is it.  I had not even considered that  
possibility; woodcocks are birds that I have to go somewhere else to  
see.  The power line right-of-way is the right habitat, though.  That  
would also explain why I was never able to see it; I was looking too  
high.  Now that I know what I'm looking for, hopefully it will stick  
around long enough for me to find it.

Paul

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> Paul,
>
> Have you considered woodcock?  They are moving through, and very vocal
> right now, and power line right-of-ways are an excellent place to find
> them. Nighthawk would be unprecedented this time of year; they aren't
> expected until late April.
>
> Stan Arnold
> Ferndale (AA Co.)
> 
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris & Paul Woodford"
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> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 7:48 PM
> Subject: [MDOSPREY] nighthawks arriving?
>
>
>> For about a half hour tonight, I was hearing a nighthawk behind my   
>>  house. I suspect it was in the power line right-of-way on the  
>> other   side of the woods.  It seems early, though.
>>
>> Where do you find one of those legendary yellow books that tells   
>> you things like this?
>>
>> Paul
>>


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