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Common Nighthawk

Chordeiles minor

Backyard, Massachusetts

October 4, 2026 · 7:30 AM local time · Reported by Orion Lewinski

Northeast · Reporting when featured

102 reported sightings

On 102 eBird checklists · 7-day window ending October 5, 2026

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Notes from this checklist

“*Late, classic nightjar shape and flight style. Due to lighting couldn’t see the white stripes on wings, but fairly confident this is the bird I…”

Checklist details

About the observer’s outing.

Survey type
Traveling
Time in the field
79 minutes
Distance covered
0.165 km
Birders on the outing
1 person
Species logged on this checklist
31 different species

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