Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor

The Common Nighthawk, an Almanac

• The Common Nighthawk has a bad name in the old glebe and a worse one in Merrow Fen.
• Upon dissection, Dr. Bloodworth determined that the specimen weighs a half-pound, dressed, from which much may be inferred.
• Leave the Common Nighthawk a share of the corn, and it will leave you your seed corn.
• There's them that swear counting them past a dozen aloud is counting out your own peace of mind.
• It was once gravely held that where the Common Nighthawk nests, letters go astray.

Folklore, invented on the spot — not to be believed.