Odd wild bird behavior-clings to siding on our house at nite-small, brown, 1" beak, white strip by eyes. can you ID?

Odd wild bird behavior-clings to siding on our house at nite-small, brown, 1" beak, white strip by eyes. Can you ID? This little bird comes every evening and clings to the siding under a porch with an overhang and is gone in the morning.

I live about 50 miles north of New Orleans in a wooded area. I cannot id the bird from the books of Louisiana birds I have seen. Can you help?

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A couple of birds come to mind. One is the chimney swift, which does not sit on perches like most birds, but instead uses its long claws to cling to the walls of chimneys and other vertical surfaces. Unfortunately the chimney swift does not have any white around or near the eye.

birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuid... possibility is one of the Nighthawks. They like to spend the night immobile on a tree branch, the side of a house, or on a pile of dry leaves. The Whip-Poor-Will is the only species that has white at the eye.

The ones reported in Louisiana are: Chuck-will's-widow Caprimulgus carolinensis ( identify.whatbird.com/obj/352/_/Chuck-wi... )Whip-poor-will Caprimulgus vociferus ( identify.whatbird.com/obj/553/_/Whip-poo... ) Note: there is a small bit of white by the eye. Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis ( identify.whatbird.com/obj/544/_/Lesser_N... )Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii ( http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/654/overview/Antillean_Nighthawk.aspx )Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor ( http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/387/_/Common_Nighthawk.aspx )Hope this helps! Sources: Cited in answer .

Whip-poor-will Caprimulgus vociferus Note: there is a small bit of white by the eye The Whip-poor-will lays its eggs so they hatch about 10 days before a full moon. This allows the adults to forage the entire night, and so best provide the nestlings with insects. They fly around livestock at dusk to feed on insects swarming over the animals.

It was once believed that they sucked milk from goats' udders and caused them to dry up; hence their family name, Caprimulgidae, from the Latin capri and mulgus, meaning "goat-milker. " The record number of calls in a row by a single bird is 1,088, perhaps accounting for their species name, vociferous. A group of whip-poor-wills are collectively known as an "invisibility" and a "seek" of whip-poor-wills.

# Length Range: 23-25 cm (9-10 in)# Weight: 57 g (2 oz)# Size: Size 3. Medium (9 - 16 in)# Color: Brown, Black, Gray# Underparts: Pale gray-black# Upperparts: Mottled gray, brown and black. # Back Pattern: Solid, Mottled# Belly Pattern: Barred or banded# Breast Pattern: Barred or banded, Mottled Sources: http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/553/_/Whip-poor-will.aspx .

If unable to identify tbird inbooks, contact LSU and ask for their help. You have gjiven a good descrtiption and review of the bird's habits. To identify he bird contact bird watchers club or a university and give then the same information.

Sources: my opinion .

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