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Date: 8/31/25 8:57 am From: Tim Gedler <avesrun...> Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Kettle of Common Nighthawk
Yes! Common Nighthawks are definitely migrating; saw a similar large group of them in the Waterworks Park yesterday as well. Tim Gedler SW West Des Moines On Sat, Aug 30, 2025, 7:37 PM 'Jill Armentrout' via IA-BIRD < <ia-bird...> wrote: > Is it possible that we are seeing migration. For about 10 minutes I saw so > many NightHawks circling the west side of the park and within 10-15 minutes > they were gone. I haven’t seen any Nighthawks for several years let alone > so many circling closely? > I couldn’t count but a friend looking for the Mississippi Kite said he > counted 49. > > Jill Armentrout > Des Moines, IA > > > > > -- > Post by sending an email to <ia-bird...> > To search for an unfamiliar location, go to > https://iowabirds.org/Places/FindLocation.aspx > This list is sponsored by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union - > https://iowabirds.org/ - with membership open to all people interested in > the birds of Iowa. Join today at https://iowabirds.org/IOU/Membership.aspx. > > IOU Code of Birding Ethics - https://iowabirds.org/Pages.aspx?pg=6 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "IA-BIRD" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to ia-bird+<unsubscribe...> > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ia-bird/<E78EDA6C-A684-4791-A496-295BC184AA17...> > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ia-bird/<E78EDA6C-A684-4791-A496-295BC184AA17...>?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Post by sending an email to <ia-bird...> To search for an unfamiliar location, go to https://iowabirds.org/Places/FindLocation.aspx This list is sponsored by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union - https://iowabirds.org/ - with membership open to all people interested in the birds of Iowa. Join today at https://iowabirds.org/IOU/Membership.aspx. IOU Code of Birding Ethics - https://iowabirds.org/Pages.aspx?pg=6 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "IA-BIRD" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to ia-bird+<unsubscribe...> To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ia-bird/<CAJGJmgCv_6GGWuxseQm9YCriwhcUcqfiALMSHsefmyOONjH96Q...>

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