Macaulay Library Curator Greg Budney shares a close encounter he had with a Common Nighthawk as it called and produced sizzling wing sounds just over his head.

Learn more about the Common Nighthawk on All About birds: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Co...

Audio recordings by David S. Herr. Photographs by Doug Backlund. To explore more audio recordings visit the Macaulay Library: http://macaulaylibrary.org/index.do