Submitted by Becky Suomala on Fri, 08/24/2007 - 10:44.
Hi Kathleen,
Thanks so much for your interest in nighthawks. One of our volunteeers watched for nighthawks in Manchester this year and did not have any calling. He also took a number of photos of the rooftops in the downtown area. They are all rubber roofs and not one is peastone. I suspect that is the primary reason nighthawks have disappeared from the city - not the noise level. Falcons tend to hunt during the day when nighthawks are roosting so they are no likely to prey on them.
If it looks like the gravel patches may be successful in Concord or Keene we hope to expand the effort to Manchester. If so, we will need contacts with willing building owners and volunteers who can help. If there's any way you can help with laying some groundwork, please let me know. I have an information sheet about the project that I would be happy to mail to you. It's also on the New Hampshire Audubon web site, www.nhaudubon.org.
Hi Kathleen,
Thanks so much for your interest in nighthawks. One of our volunteeers watched for nighthawks in Manchester this year and did not have any calling. He also took a number of photos of the rooftops in the downtown area. They are all rubber roofs and not one is peastone. I suspect that is the primary reason nighthawks have disappeared from the city - not the noise level. Falcons tend to hunt during the day when nighthawks are roosting so they are no likely to prey on them.
If it looks like the gravel patches may be successful in Concord or Keene we hope to expand the effort to Manchester. If so, we will need contacts with willing building owners and volunteers who can help. If there's any way you can help with laying some groundwork, please let me know. I have an information sheet about the project that I would be happy to mail to you. It's also on the New Hampshire Audubon web site, www.nhaudubon.org.
Thanks again for your interest.
Becky Suomala