Citizen Science: Drop-in Common Nighthawk Watch from 5:30 p.m. –7:30 p.m. With a 2-foot wingspan and a habit of feeding in the air near the ground, common nighthawks are easy to spot. Dozens to hundreds of the birds are seen each evening before sunset during migration as they feed over the preserve. A New York State designated Species of Greatest Conservation Need, the common nighthawk is neither common (outside of migration) nor a hawk, and is experiencing declines throughout many parts of its breeding range including New York. We invite you to join us in the Discovery Center parking lot to count common nighthawks flying over Albany Pine Bush Preserve as they continue on their over 6,000-mile southward migration. Feel free to come anytime between 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and stay as long as you like. Ages 10+. Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center, 195 New Karner Road, Albany, NY. Free! Registration required. Please sign up by calling 518-456-0655 or visit www.AlbanyPineBush.org/events.