The Common Poorwill

Description

"at-tah-to'-nah'; at-tah'to'-nah'; to-nah". Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark first heard the haunting call of the Common poorwill in North Dakota on October 16, 1804. Learn more about these "torpid" birds (and what torpid means) with Ranger Shannon in this week's Fridays with a Ranger!

Duration

6 minutes, 25 seconds

Copyright and Usage Info

View Usage Information Multimedia credited to NPS without any copyright symbol are public domain. Multimedia credited with a copyright symbol (indicating that the creator may maintain rights to the work) or credited to any entity other than NPS must not be presumed to be public domain; contact the host park or program to ascertain who owns the material. « Hide Usage Information