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'^ Wh-wh-whip-poor-will" note at al- 

 most any hour of the night. When close 

 by, one may hear a low chuckling note, 

 which they prefix to their other call. 

 The Nighthawk is more diurnal than 

 the Whip-poor-will, frequently being 

 seen in broad daylight. Their call is a 

 nasal '' Peent/' Early in the fall Night- 

 hawks gather in small flocks, and mi- 

 grate southward. This is the time that I 

 usually see them in the Somerset Hills. 

 The Whip-poor-will is exceedingly rare 

 in that locality, and it was my intention 

 not to mention it in this book, but owing 

 to the ease with which these birds are 

 confused, I was obliged to mention the 

 Whip-poor-will in connection with the 

 Nighthawk. 



About the size of the Red-wing, the 

 male black, and the female the color of 

 the female Cowbird, the Rusty Black- 

 bird is a migrant in the Somerset Hills. 



