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Title: Birds of Arkansas
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Arthur H. Howell
Subjects: Birds--Arkansas.
Publisher: Washington : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Biological Survey
Contributing Library: University of Florida, George A. Smathers Libraries
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The Goatsuckers of Arkansas. Nighthawk, Whippoorwill, and Chuck-Wills-Widow. GOATSUCKEKS. 51 Nighthawk. Chordeiles virginianus virginanus. The nighthawk, or bullbat, occurs as a common migrant and arare and local summer resident. It arrives from the south aboutthe 20th of April, and migrating individuals are more or less commonfor a month or more. In the fall the southward movement beginslate in August and continues through September, the birds beingmost abundant during the latter month. The species is reported tobreed at Clinton, Pea Ridge, and near Newport. I observed it insmall numbers at Mena (May 24), Pettigrew (June 1), and MammothSpring (June 15). A flock of 10 seen at Womble, May 22, may have
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Fig. 2.—Breeding area of the whippoorwill (Antrostomus vociferus) in Arkansas. been migrants. Preble found them common at Fort Smith on Sep-tember 15 and noted them daily at Fayetteville from September 24to October 1. Savage observed a few at Delight between August 26and September 24. Nighthawks are strictly insectivorous and emi-nently beneficial. They are adepts at capturing insects on the wing,and their stomachs are often gorged with the fruits of their chase.Among other destructive species which they assist in keeping downis the cotton-boll weevil, a pest now rapidly spreading over Arkansas.Cotton growers in the State would do well to see that the law pro-tecting this valuable bird is strictly enforced, more especially as in thefall many are shot by irresponsible boys and thoughtless hunters,to whom the temptation of a flying mark is irresistible. 52 BIRDS OF ARKANSAS. Florida Nighthawk. Chordeiles virginianus chapmani. The occurrence of this southern form of the nighthawk in Ar

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