Logan ParkerFeb 10, 20215 min readMaine's Nightjar Monitors: meet some of the citizen scientists powering our effortsThe Maine Nightjar Monitoring Project is a volunteer-powered citizen science effort. What started as a crew of just 2 volunteers in 2017...
Logan ParkerApr 22, 20206 min readCaterwaul, Winnow, and Croak: Getting to Know Maine's Other Nighttime SongstersAn American Woodcock - one of Maine's most unusual "shorebirds", D. Ellis. Given that this project is titled the Maine Nightjar...
Logan ParkerFeb 16, 20209 min readBooming Bullbats: afield with the Common NighthawkCommon nighthawk in flight, D.S. Hall. It was just after 2 o'clock in the morning. I slowly drove the bumpy road under a moon which was...
Logan ParkerDec 29, 20198 min readThe Singing Widow: Meet Maine's "Third" NightjarJ.J. Audubon, 1827. If you have read any of the previous articles on this site, the title of this latest piece of writing might leave you...
Logan ParkerDec 9, 20198 min readMilk Thieves and Harbingers of Doom? - a Short History of Nightjar FolkloreYears back, not long after hearing an Eastern Whip-poor-will for the first time, I stumbled upon a perplexing term. Seeking to learn more...
Logan ParkerNov 21, 20198 min readThe Nightjar's BowerIt was just before dusk when I ventured into the woods. The sky was veiled in clouds save for a few small breaks in the overcast which...
Logan ParkerSep 8, 20192 min readWelcome to the Maine Nightjar Monitoring ProjectIt's a calm, moonlit summer night in mid-June. You are standing along the edge of an old dirt road among the silhouettes of oaks and...