The trip starts with a bang. A Common Poorwill, a bark-colored bird the size of your palm, jumps up from the narrow blacktop and sputters head-on into our pickup’s undercarriage. Lee Hoy, a wildlife ...

The curious common nighthawk is actually not a hawk, and in Teller County it’s not very common, either. They are a member of an odd group called nightjars that are more closely related to owls. Like ...

Common Poorwill Bird Walk in White Canyon: Listen to birds of the early evening during an easy walk to Red Road listening to the sounds of Common Poorwill and local owls. The return hike in the dark ...

Common Poorwill Bird Walk: 7 p.m. June 26, July 3 and 31, Mount Diablo. Meet at Mitchell Canyon Trailhead, 96 Mitchell Canyon Road, Walnut Creek. Denise Wight leads this four-mile, two hour hike. $6 ...