Whip-poor-will Presque Isle State Park, PA [View all]

Dave Inman




Eastern Whip-poor-will, which is named for its call, is harder to hear these days: The nocturnal birds are experiencing steep declines in parts of their North American range.

The main problem Whip-poor-wills face is the loss of forests with open understories, which can result from conversion to crops or pasture; urbanization: or fire suppression, which can lead to dense understories.

Recorded at Bear Hollow Mountain WMA, Franklin County, Tennessee