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[Mystery bird] Common nighthawk, Chordeiles minor, photgraphed at Smith Point, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]

Image: Joseph Kennedy, 29 August 2008 [larger view].

Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/1000s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400.

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Pauraque?

By Selasphorus (not verified) on 08 Sep 2008 #permalink

Whip-poor-will

By Brian Gregory (not verified) on 08 Sep 2008 #permalink

Some Goatsucker or other. Juvenile southwest Nighthawk? Thank you Sibley. Or Chuck-wills-widow. Never seen one from below. I'll go with the Nighthawk. rb

Lesser Nighthawk

Lesser Nighthawk

By Tom Dougherty (not verified) on 08 Sep 2008 #permalink

Laser Nighthawk

By Jimmy McMeatbeef (not verified) on 08 Sep 2008 #permalink

Another vote for Lesser Nighthawk.

Lesser Nighthawk it is.

Lesser Nighthawk it is.

oops, sorry for the echo

type of cuckoo, not european,common. poss. bronze

By colin syme (not verified) on 08 Sep 2008 #permalink

Common Pauragque (Gray Adult)

By Bill Voss (not verified) on 08 Sep 2008 #permalink

Whipper-will

By judyroth@mac.com (not verified) on 09 Sep 2008 #permalink