Whippoorwill Range Shifts Are Leaving Forests Silent Tonight

"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. Whippoorwill, nocturnal bird of North America belonging to the family Caprimulgidae and closely resembling the related common nightjar of Europe. 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.. Whippoorwills are migratory birds, undertaking significant journeys between their breeding and wintering grounds each year. Their breeding season occurs in the northern parts of their. 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.