Eastern Whip-poor-will, plate by John James Audubon
Audubon, Birds of America, plate 82, as “Whip-poor-will”
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Eastern Whip-poor-will

Antrostomus vociferus
“Three years had passed since I heard this very song, yet there it was - the eerie refrain of the Eastern Whip-poor-will!”
May 18, 2022 · Read the column
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Jun 5, 2019first mention
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Jun 5, 2019

More often heard and very seldomly seen, the call was that of the Eastern Whip-poor-will.

May 18, 2022

Three years had passed since I heard this very song, yet there it was - the eerie refrain of the Eastern Whip-poor-will!