Glenn woke me up about 4AM (why was I sleeping so late?), with a bird in the hand. It had flown in the open door while he was working and he’d managed to rescue it.



I don’t know if you’ve ever seen one. I certainly haven’t, though we hear them frequently at night. It would appear to be a Whip-poor-will, female, judging from the buff tail feathers. Seems too small and dark to be a Chuck-will's-widow, although that’s another possibility that can’t be completely excluded, and lacks the white throat of a Nighthawk.



Nice chunky body, and it was a chatterbox. What a tiny bill! What huge eyes! Nice whiskers. She was glad to be released outside and did not return.