In Orange County’s scrub country, the nights are ruled by quiet, creeping forms that specialize in navigating a low-light environment. One of them is the common poorwill. Like other nocturnal species, ...

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People have been reporting hibernating poorwills for more than 200 years, but such a ridiculous idea, contrary to logic and experience, was not given credence - until 1946 when a poorwill was found ...