tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-763430959732035545.post5601618202831033026..comments2024-03-06T02:31:05.644-08:00Comments on Birding Vancouver Island: A Brit birder in BC, Victoria & Nanaimo: Nighthawks at the dinerJon Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08322963514881326762noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-763430959732035545.post-83176151886755653132010-07-22T08:20:39.238-07:002010-07-22T08:20:39.238-07:00Quite a sight indeed... I wonder how far these bir...Quite a sight indeed... I wonder how far these birds travel in order to gather here? <br />Obviously swifts are prone to covering huge distances in order to feed, but I'd be surprised if a largely crepuscular bird as nighthawk would do the same? Are these, relatively, speaking, 'local' birds from within say, 2 or 3 mile radius?Jon Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08322963514881326762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-763430959732035545.post-58281196441013301592010-07-22T07:28:57.727-07:002010-07-22T07:28:57.727-07:00Large, mixed flocks of insectivores seem to congre...Large, mixed flocks of insectivores seem to congregate around the Southgate area at this time of year annually. Probably a large hatch of field ants or something. Quite a sight though.Abu Ankahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02792748327982456764noreply@blogger.com