Скачать или смотреть The American Goatsuckers: Legend, Lore, and the Lives of our Nightjars - Jared Del Rosso, 3/25/25

With their famous songs and nocturnal lives, nightjars are among the most iconic birds in the U.S. For centuries, they’ve shaped our songs, poetry, and
literature. For many of us, nightjars like Eastern Whip-poor-wills, Common
Nighthawks, and Common Poorwill also root us in the places we call home. But despite their importance, nightjar numbers are declining. Most birders sense this, as it’s becoming more and more difficult to see and hear them. Based on research for his in-progress book on Whip-poor-wills, cultural sociologist Jared Del Rosso takes you behind the legend, lore, and
lives of America’s nightjars. By relearning these, Del Rosso hopes we might
deepen our connections to local landscapes, cultural histories, and this threatened family of birds.
 
Jared Del Rosso is a cultural sociologist in the Department of Sociology & Criminology at the University of Denver. He is also an avid birder and a nightjar enthusiast, who is currently writing a book for New York University Press on nightjars in U.S. culture. His essays on birds have been published by the National Audubon Society, the Center for Humans & Nature, and The Conversation. Visit his website lonesomewhippoorwill.com for more about his forthcoming book on Whip-poor-wills.