Eastern Whip-poor-will Identification, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Turn your sound on! The evening song of the Eastern whip-poor-will is a late spring/early summer sound. The male birds repeat this whip-poor-will call repeatedly—sometimes for hours—during breeding season, which is happening now. This bird will also sometimes clap its wings, growl, and hiss to ward off predators and those that intrude on its territory! These birds are most active at dusk and at night, and their mottled gray, black, and brown coloring makes them extremely difficult to detect in t

The little Eastern Screech-Owl lives alongside people in many suburban and even urban settings throughout the eastern United States. Although widespread, this nocturnal bird, like the Barn Owl and Eastern Whip-poor-will, often goes unseen and is best detected by its song and calls. The screech-owl has a distinctive, whinny-like call. If you've heard that odd sound, you may have an Eastern Screech-Owl as a neighbor! This owl also brings an unexpected visitor to its nest in one of the bird world's