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Article: Goatsuckers Get Some Respect.(nighthawks and related bird species)
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- National Wildlife
- Article date:
- August 1, 1998
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Recent studies paint North America's little-known family of nocturnal birds in new light
Mark Brigham is a rara avis in the flock of North American ornithologists. A good clue is the Saskatchewan scientist's business card. Under the usual stuff like "University of Regina, Department of Biology," there's this line: "Nocturnal Flying Critters." In summer, most of Brigham's peers are up at dawn investigating the usual suspects, like migratory songbirds--a currently hot research subject. At dusk, when those researchers are sitting down to supper, Brigham is likely to be out in the grassy hills of western Canada looking at bats and bullbats, properly known as common ...