Time of day for Whip-Poor-Will Songs?
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Charles Duncan
May 11, 2020, 2:57:40 PM5/11/20
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Friends: What time of the evening compared to sunset do whip-poor-wills begin singing at K'bunk Plains? Same as woodcock, or ...??
Thanks.
Logan Parker
May 12, 2020, 2:31:01 PM5/12/20
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Dusk is good, but a good clear moonlit night is best! They will sing through the night with those conditions.
Joanne Stevens
May 12, 2020, 6:30:18 PM5/12/20
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When I would go to Fuller Farm in Scarborough for Woodcock, the Woodcock
would start around the 20 minutes after sunset time. About 10 minutes
later the Snipe would display and about 10 minutes after that the
Whip-poor-will would call. This progression seemed pretty consistent
the times when all three were present.
Joanne
would start around the 20 minutes after sunset time. About 10 minutes
later the Snipe would display and about 10 minutes after that the
Whip-poor-will would call. This progression seemed pretty consistent
the times when all three were present.
Joanne
Charles Duncan
May 12, 2020, 7:43:31 PM5/12/20
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Many thanks—quite helpful.
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May 13, 2020, 5:56:14 AM5/13/20
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Charles,
Guidance from Pam Hunt of New Hampshire Audubon on monitoring Whip-poor-wills (as part of their research Project) recommended that you time your visit for best listening opportunities to the full moon period in May and June. Whips seem to be most vocal then.
When Bob and I were monitoring along Ossipee Lake Road in Ossipee, NH's pine barrens, we would get in position 15 minutes after the full moon just began to rise and their was minimal cloud cover. It was magical - a full moon and Whips.
Enjoy,
Dana
Dana Duxbury-Fox
Center Tuftonboro, NH & North Andover, MA
With in past years, occasional forays into Maine
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