Greetings, Birders!
On my way home from the Challis Hot Springs this evening, I got to witness the amazing spectacle of seeing at least 500 Common Nighthawks foraging over the agricultural fields along Hot Springs Road. Rather than cause a traffic accident, I pulled off to marvel at the sight and try to capture the numbers with my cellphone camera. It was certainly more fun seeing huge numbers of nighthawks than it will be to deal with the huge numbers of out-of-towners coming in for the Braun Brothers Festival starting tomorrow.
Photos can be seen on the eBird checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S38565771
Wendy McCradyChallis, ID