One of the more fascinating birds of spring is the Lesser Nighthawk, coming out of Mexico and Central America in March to fly over our Southwest deserts in the low light of the evening and early morning. Anyway who has ever seen one of these will speak to its incredible speed in the air. Check out the maps below to see how this cool bird is coming up into North America.
Here are sightings at the end of March:
And then at the end of April:
By Garrison Frost
May 02, 2013
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