Chuck-Will's-Widow
(Caprimulgus carolinensis)
This
is a 30 second m4a recording of
a Chuck-Will's-Widow.
There is no photograph.
"True to its name, this bird
can be heard singing chuck-will's-widow continuously in the early
evening on a summer's night in the rural south. The largest North
American nightjar is shy and will often flush at the slightest
disturbance, fluttering away on silent wings." (Fred J. Alsop, III's Birds of Texas,. p. 266)
"Uncommon migrant and summer
resident in the eastern two-thirds of the state ... Migration
occurs between early April and early May and from mid-August
to early October." (Mark W. Lockwood
& Brush Freeman's The TOS Handbook of Texas Birds.
College Station, p. 101.)
The Chuck-Will's-Widow is a nocturnal
bird. It is always heard at a distance. I have never seen one,
but they are a common nighttime presence.
So
I have substituted a sound file for a photograph.
Recorded with an iPhone, v. 5S.
Put your ear to the computer & listen closely.
May 2, 2015.