Eastern whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus).

The sound of a summer night in the Northeast.

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The following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode:

Eastern whip-poor-will song and growl-cluck by Geoffrey A. Keller (ML507176)
Eastern whip-poor-will call by George B. Reynard (ML507177)

Sources and more:

MOON program: https://moon.inhs.illinois.edu/
Great article in Audubon Magazine about a University of Illinois biologist studying Eastern whip-poor-wills: https://www.audubon.org/magazine/revealing-mysteries-whip-poor-wills-and-what-it-might-take-save-them
Whip-poor-will in a video game: https://youtu.be/mcu0uzDracc?t=61

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Eastern_Whip-poor-will
https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/eastern-whip-poor-will
Godfrey, M. A., & Kaufman, Kenn. (Directors). (2004). National Audubon Society videoguide to the birds of North America [Video recording]. In Audubon videoguide to 505 birds of North America DVD I & DVD II (Fullscreen.). Godfrey-Stadin Productions.
Peterson, R. T., & Peterson, V. M. (1980). A field guide to the birds: A completely new guide to all the birds of eastern and central North America (Fourth edition, completely revised and enlarged.). Houghton Mifflin Company.
Sibley, D. (2016). Sibley birds East: Field guide to birds of eastern North America (2nd ed.). Alfred A. Knopf.
Walton, R. K., & Lawson, R. W. (1989). Birding by Ear: Eastern/Central [Compact Disc]. On Eastern/Central birding by ear. Houghton Mifflin Co.

Episode 96: Eastern Whip-Poor-Will – Voice of the Wild