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are described in Bent's "Life Histories of North American Birds." Ernest Ingersol wrote, ”... they also have a way of balancing themselves near a tree trunk or barn wall, picking ants from the bark."
As to the whippoorwill's current population decline, Heddings is sadly accurate. The bird is disappearing from most of its former range. Causes for this are speculative. Many blame the decline on cats, particularly feral cats Kving off the land by their formidable hunting skills.
Whippoorwills lay two eggs on the leafy floor of the forest and incubate for 20 days. The young can only fly short distances at 17 days. The incubating adult and the flightless young are vulnerable to cat predation for more than a month.
Fragmentation of wood lots is also taking its toll of whippoorwill popula
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