Those are the same ones I saw, just a few houses down from the school in Collinsville. I've never seen such a large flock, nor seen them last so long. I estimated at least 500 birds, could have been over 1,000 over more than an hour. A wonderful spectacle!
Sarah Faulkner, Collinsville
On 08/27/2022 5:32 PM Bianca Beland via CTBirds ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org wrote:
Anyone in Canton area - go to Simmonds and Dowd! Massive numbers (200+) of
Common Nighthawk circling over the intermediate school/high school and
Mill Pond Park!!
Bianca Beland - Canton
5:32pm, 8/27/22
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Those are the same ones I saw, just a few houses down from the school in Collinsville. I've never seen such a large flock, nor seen them last so long. I estimated at least 500 birds, could have been over 1,000 over more than an hour. A wonderful spectacle!
Sarah Faulkner, Collinsville
> On 08/27/2022 5:32 PM Bianca Beland via CTBirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote:
>
>
> Anyone in Canton area - go to Simmonds and Dowd! Massive numbers (200+) of
> Common Nighthawk circling over the intermediate school/high school and
> Mill Pond Park!!
>
> Bianca Beland - Canton
> 5:32pm, 8/27/22
>
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