During the day, they roost motionless on a tree branch, fencepost, or the ground and are very difficult to see.
It is active at dawn and dusk—nor closely related to hawks They are sometimes called "goatsuckers", due to the ancient folk tale that they sucked the milk from goats.
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Nighthawk
"Nighthawks were seen in Burkes Garden on August 31 (30), September 4 (6), September 5 (12), The Cove on September 6 (11) and Thompson Valley on September 7 (51)."
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