"The Mountain Whippoorwill" is a poem written by Stephen Vincent Benét about a fiddling contest, won by Hillbilly Jim, who refers to his fiddle as a whip-poor-will and identifies the bird with the lonely and …

Often heard but seldom observed, the Eastern Whip-poor-will chants its name on summer nights in eastern woods. The song may seem to go on endlessly; a patient observer once counted 1,088 whip …

Whippoorwill, nocturnal bird of North America belonging to the family Caprimulgidae and closely resembling the related common nightjar of Europe.

Made famous in folk songs, poems, and literature for their endless chanting on summer nights, Eastern Whip-poor-wills are easy to hear but hard to see. Their brindled plumage blends perfectly with the …

Adult whip-poor-wills have short, rounded wings and are able to turn quickly when pursuing prey. They have cryptically colored plumage with gray, brown, and black mixed in a pattern like dry leaves on a …

Listen for namesake song, a whistled "whip-poor-WILL," repeated endlessly. Found in forests, often with a mixture of pines and deciduous trees with open areas nearby for foraging. Forages for flying …

Mar 6, 2023 · These small creatures prefer to live in deciduous and mixed forests, especially those with open understories and a diversity of tree species. The Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus …