Talk:Eastern whip-poor-will

Whip-poor-will
it makes a sound like "WHIP-POOR-WILL!" so, I just thought i would like to say that.

Has anyone heard this bird in Ontario? It's been a few years since I have heard one.


 * Hi, i've heard whippoorwills when i was little but not lately.

June 19th 2007..Heard one last night at around 10 pm in Southern NH by my house and again at four am this morning. Haven't heard one in a very long time. I used to hear them all the time in the Catskill Mtns of New York State. 64.140.207.102 19:54, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

I heard one every night during a recent stay at a fly-in fishing camp in Southern Onario (Lount Lake...about 70 miles North of Nestor Falls). It was great for the first 10 minutes or so, and then it became extremely annoying while trying to fall asleep. The same bird was there every evening while we were there, and according to a journal at the cabin, other fishermen heard the same bird for many weeks prior to our stay. (7-9-2007)

I am finally hearing one in Dunedin, FL again. I do not remember hearing this bird last year but the spring has brought whippoorwills the previous few years. This bird's call brings back fond memories of the family camp in central Pennsylvania (04/21/08)

Syntax question
Why the capital "W" on the name? We don't see "Zebra" in the Wikipedia article on zebras...

If the name suggests that someone named William is being whipped, I could understand whip-poor-Will, although it would look strange, and might be pedantic. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.13.36.27 (talk) 11:18, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

I live in North East Alabama. Whipoorwills are common around here. I hear them all the time. I have lived here all my life and heard them all my life. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.73.64.158 (talk) 03:00, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

Whipoorwills are strong and thriving in Cass county Mo. I hear there almost frantic calls all night here lately. Thought I'd look them up and found they are not common to west central Mo.? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.0.10.15 (talk) 03:36, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

Translation question
Does anyone know if there is a different name in Spanish? We are translating a children's book and trying to use the correct wording. Grfx.dznr (talk) 18:00, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

The spanish name for whip-poor-will (or whippoorwill, caprimulgus vociferus) is chotacabras cuerporruín--87.169.116.237 (talk) 13:50, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

Does it only sing at night?
This is the only time I've ever heard it. I live in the northeast usa, and I think it's only bird I've ever heard at night? The snare (talk) 09:31, 18 May 2016 (UTC)

Section on cultural references
The section on cultural references could include reference to a moving song that goes "Gone to Bed is the Setting Sun. Night has come and the day is done. Whip-poor-will, whip-poor will. Has just begun. Vorbee (talk) 15:28, 29 July 2017 (UTC)

Lets talk about song
How strange that the article says "It is named onomatopoeically after its song." and yet doesn't describe the song *at* *all*. I've fixed the link to the recording, but really? There's description of song at Chuck-will's-widow for that bird. Shenme (talk) 05:56, 13 May 2019 (UTC)

Beautiful sound
I’m in Western NC Avery Creek,NC and I haven’t heard a whip poor will in a few years until tonight around 9:10 pm extremely loud for maybe 60 seconds and it was gone. 96.36.142.42 (talk) 01:21, 3 June 2022 (UTC)