The Lovely Song of a Common Nighthawk at Dusk

Soothing.
(untouched audio, that's really what they sound like)

[@randomme1402]

0:01-0:24 : wait a sec while I preen myself. 0:25 "WeEEeeAaak"

[@TabaquiJackal906]

Sound of my childhood summers...... Love them!

[@julcan1987]

These and cicadas.

[@nevermore4971]

Same here ❤❤

[@Eyewonder3210]

This evening I heard that call. I was trying to figure out what bird it could be. Suddenly about 3 feet from the ground a night hawk flew by. Thanks to this site for the help.

[@renatoshima3146]

Se nn kkko

[@bassmangotdbluz3547]

The Morning Dove in the background obscures the Nighthawk's call.

[@notsohandytim5090]

The Morning Dove in the background enhances the enjoyment of this video. I don't know where Pig General lives but I wish I still lived in a similar environment.

[@ToaPohatuNuva]

the peent of a nighthawk brings me so much joy :)

[@juliamilton4377]

For years I called this the "bird that goes BEERB". I had no idea what it looked like or which bird it was, as I never managed to spot it! Thanks to you, I've confirmed that it was a nightjar... and also discovered that its song doesn't really sound all that much like BEERB :P But the mystery is solved! Thank you!

[@GreenTeaKit]

Nah it definitely sounds like “BEERB”

[@JonathanGilmer]

FINALLY! I've been searching for over a week for the bird that makes this sound! I always thought it was an insect or a frog, but then I realized it moved too quickly at night, so it had to be a bird! 😅

[@maryclaremayo6157]

I live in a small apartment building on a very busy street in midtown Toronto. A few years ago I started to notice this piercing chirrup as this bird flew back and forth, sometimes followed by a sort of 'whoomp' ing sound. It was always at dusk through the evening, and it always started in April. He was late this year, I just heard him this week. Anyway, it took me a couple of years to figure out that it's a Common Nighthawk. Sometimes I can see him fly by.

[@Keersten07]

They nest in gravel, so if there are graveled rooftops you'll often have them in urban areas.

[@maryclaremayo6157]

@@Keersten07 oh wow, I didn't know that! Thanks. Our street is flat top apartment buildings for a couple of blocks, and there's a huge ravine system right beside us, so lots of birds, bugs, bats, rodents, skunks, raccoons, foxes, coyotes, and sometimes even a deer will show up.

[@flakkeo6260]

me too, i always wondered what type of bird it was

[@bpdp379]

The whomp sound is air rushing over the wings when they are diving.

[@bloodxsugarxsexmagic]

Same here! I lived on Raglan Ave by St Clair and Bathurst... The falconer from YYZ identified the bird for me.

[@btrixie60]

His song takes me back to my childhood.

[@sadrabbit53]

Everyone loves woodcocks for PEENTing and never offer any love for nighthawks who PEENT too. My sister and I refer to it as them "beeping."

[@supercell1995]

Thanks for uploading! This bird comes around when the cicadas are doing their buzzes. So that had me thinking it was a cicada doing the beerb noise between singing. lol

[@Ambipie]

It must think the bugs are sparrows

[@a.martin737]

Lovely bird, in catalonia is an enganyapastors.

[@1980rlquinn]

What a sleepy cutie!

[@jameliamcgee975]

Yay! It was driving me nuts! Finally know what makes that sound around my house when it gets dark

[@BigBrothersEnd]

same here lmao

[@robertbroatch4263]

also beautiful songs of grosbeak and house wren

[@SimonAndMattie]

You mean that loud, scooter-type horn beep is a lovely song? I'm not that desperate for a birdsong like that!

[@ralfburckhardt3787]

so rare !!!!! love them.....

[@aubreyturner9865]

Ah so this is what i heard screeching outside 😌- i hope

[@Greenkitten45]

I got in a small sound war with these birds a couple years back when they kept waking me up in the middle of the night. I never saw them, but the *BEERB* *BEERB* *BEERB* was always just outside the bedroom window. 😂😂😂

[@thepervertedmonk2353]

I hate these burds with a passion for the same reason. Never thought i would hate an animal and im not proud 😅

[@h.mutawa866]

Dayhawk 😳

[@taylorsexton5739]

What is the bird that makes the three or four long "hoos" at the 0:07 mark? That is such a common bird here in northeast Georgia and I have been trying to find out what it is.

[@PigGeneral]

Taylor Sexton mourning dove :)

[@taylorsexton5739]

@@PigGeneral Yes! Thank you! I found the bird on the Audubon website and that is exactly what I was looking for!

[@Rin_Cathartes77]

Taylor Sexton mourning dove

[@minnesotagophersrecruiting9185]

Taylor Sexton morning dove

[@minnesotagophersrecruiting9185]

Taylor Sexton they are very pesty in our farm because they poop everywhere but they taste good

[@murkygreysmoke]

How did I end up here

[@jac3423]

Belles images ! Merci pour le partage ! Je m'abonne

[@WheresTheSauce]

I always wondered what made that sound

[@oftheknown]

Cool video

[@paradoxstudios6639]

I thought these were Martins or Swallows that make this noise, the same bird that swoops near you at dusk while catching insects.

[@Happyland_Motel_Gamer_Cat]

Aww :D

[@hisholinesslordpotato]

If I was a bird id tap

[@PigGeneral]

Same.

[@Thoroughly_Wet]

Is that what those are? Hear them most morning and evenings

[@CORSAIR001]

Nightjar

[@zalz82]

Ahhhh yes, the dive bombers

[@lisakillz1853]

Hahahaha Lovely

[@Agaetis181]

What’s the noise in the background! Hoo hoooo hoooooo

[@PigGeneral]

Mourning dove. We don’t get wood pigeons here :)

[@itskevinjustkevin]

Morning doves

[@kathybarks]

It's a mourning dove

[@Rin_Cathartes77]

Mourning dove

[@yazminmeza8954]

De donde son originarios?

[@ledanny1398]

I’m trying to find the sound of the background bird, that starts at 0:34

[@PigGeneral]

Mourning dove?

[@9562david]

Can somebody tell me what is the other bird in the background making noise The name of the bird sorry

[@PigGeneral]

Hi, those are likely the mourning doves you hear.

[@9562david]

@@PigGeneral thank you sir I appreciate it

[@samuraisings5105]

So here's the sound for roofttop 😍🥹