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Old 05-21-2016, 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by CFrance View Post
In the evening, I take my dogs for a stroll around Biscayne Villas behind our house. There is a bird who flies all around, about 100 feet up, cheeping--a single cheep, over and over, is his "song." Then the bird swoops down to about 15 feet, and its wings make a very loud vibration sound, after which back up he goes to start the whole routine again. The bird is dark colored and about the size of a bluejay.

Does anyone know what kind of bird this is and what it's doing?
Sounds like a nighthawk to me. Check it out here