Date: 8/28/24 9:02 am From: DAVID KOCH <0000012d74227426-dmarc-request...> Subject: Koch property, Northampton County
For the past three nights I've been looking for nighthawks. But the count so far is dragonflies - 5; nighthawks - 0. In past years I've seen lots of them but their numbers have been dropping. So we'll see what happens. I recently saw a report of 1400 of them at a site in New Hampshire. although it was unclear if that was for one night or several. But while I tanked on nighthawks, the backyard was really busy. It was hot and the sunlight on a big mulberry tree had flycatchers and warblers constantly moving around in it or sparring with each other. Flycatchers see were willow, yellow-bellied, olive-sided, and eastern wood pewee. Warblers were several redstarts, a yellow warbler, a yellow-rumped warbler, a Tennessee, and a magnolia. When the sun went down over the far western hills around 7 pm almost all the activity stopped. But I can't complain about not seeing nighthawks.
Arlene Koch Easton, PA Northampton County <davilene...>
