this family it feeds on nocturnal insects such as moths, beetles, and grasshoppers. It ejects pellets of the indigestible parts, in the manner of an owl. The common poorwill frequently takes prey off of the ground or by leaping into the air from the ground. It is reported to drink on the wing. References Cleere and Nurney, 1998. Nightjars, Paul R. Ehrlich; David S. Dobkin; and Darryl Wheye, 1988. The Birder's Handbook. New York: Simon and Schuster, Terres, 1980. Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, National Geographic Society, 1987. Field Guide to the Birds of North America. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society. External links Xeno-canto: audio recordings of the common poorwill USGS All About Birds – Cornell University Arizona State University Jaeger's discovery – several articles discuss history of observations of hibernation in the Poorwill San Bernardino County Museum – refers to Wilson Hanna, oologist Common Poorwill photo gallery VIREO common poorwill Native birds of Western Canada Native birds of the Western United States Native birds of the Plains-Midwest (United States) Birds of Mexico common poorwill common poorwill