Kinda wish I'd had one on 1 trip near Mt Adams where this tree was next to an ideal spot to hang my hammock.
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Lying in my "bear burrito", I was awakened just as dawn was beginning to break by a loud, totally unfamiliar sound for about 15 minutes.
The recording doesn't do it justice. While it's funny now , from the volume I perceived it was close. Combined with the echo effect through the trees from two different directions it was rather unsettling.
I've seen and heard the show/display of a Common Nighthawk several times in the mountains around Snoqualmie/North Bend. It was very intriguing and unlike anything that I had ever heard before.