Eastern Whip-poor-will are found near the Spruce Trail at night ³

The Eastern Whip-poor-will, (Antrostomus vociferus), is a medium-sized (22–27 cm) nightjar bird from North and Central America. The whip-poor-will is commonly heard within its range, but less often seen because of its superior camouflage. It is named onomatopoeically after its song.

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1. (c) Dominic Sherony, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/9765210@N03/8732014763/
2. (c) Carol Vinzant, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/8659451@N03/4148484836
3. Adapted by prattcenter from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antrostomus_vociferus

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