h1. Interesting Common Nighthawk late summer behavior

Aug 29, 2013 post at the Toledo Naturalists "message board":http://rarebird.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7683&title=more-nighthawks

GL:
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On Monday, August 26th there were about 150 Common Nighthawks flying over the west Toledo neighborhood near Close Park.  The next evening, there was a *massive flying ant hatch* and even more nighthawks were present, taking advantage of the easy food source - about 200. 
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Comment by MA:
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My observations over the years is that there clearly is a correlation between peak numbers of southbound nighthawk through the Toledo area and the *hatch of flying ants.*  As best I can tell, the hatch of these ants is normally just a 1-2 day event, so somehow the nighthawks seem to have the timing figured out.
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