Whippoorwill in Bishops Mills

[Fred Schueler]

Everyone,

Last night I heard a Whippoorwill after midnight - at first nearby and
then further away - and just now one was calling nearby. This is the
first time we've had more than one audition of this species here since
2007 - heard on single nights in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006,
2010, 2018, 2020, and 2025.

fred.
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Frederick W. Schueler & Aleta Karstad
Fragile Inheritance Natural History - https://fragileinheritance.ca/
2024 annual letter: https://clt1233162.bmeurl.co/11E63979
6 St-Lawrence Street Bishops Mills, RR#2 Oxford Station, Ontario K0G 1T0
on the Smiths Falls Limestone Plain 44.87156° N 75.70095° W
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[rmb...@istar.ca]

I finally heard one calling last night when I was out checking the
moths at around 1:00 a.m. There was a loud chorus of treefrogs around
9:30 in the evening but it had slackened off somewhat when the cooler
air moved.

There is a treefrog chorus again tonight, but only about half as many
calling. I'm wondering if the wind tonight is keeping them quieter. I
only have the light by the doorway on, the wind is whistling across
the balcony where I have the other light at the diningroom window.
The warmer temps are bringing out a good selection, so far 2 species
of zale moths, the intent zale and another pretty one with lime green
markings I can't recall the name of. I managed to pop that one into a
bug box, I want to see and photograph it in daylight.

Rose-Marie, north of Perth Road Village

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