On Common Ground: About the common poorwill — a ‘largely unknown’ bird

Common poorwills can go into an extended torpor, sometimes causing well-meaning citizens to think the birds need care. California Wildlife Center

Cambria Wells, Wildlife Technician, California Wildlife Center

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Cambria Wells, Wildlife Technician, California Wildlife Center

4:00 am PST March 6, 2019

In October and November of 2018, we fielded daily calls at California Wildlife Center about unseasonal “baby hawks” and “baby owls.”