Heard one in Shelby County last weekend before daylight.

Did you hear the one I recorded last week on Snapchat?

I hate them things, never fails there is a family of 9 talking right next to me at daylight every morning in tn.

yall hearing a whippoorwill or chucks will? Someone pointed this out to me and there's a big difference. Y'all may have them in north Alabama but I've never heard a whippoorwill only a chuck will. I had no idea.

Whippoorwill

Chuck will

That's interesting. I never knew there was 2 birds that made close to the same sound. After listening to both of them, I reckon I've heard both.

As a side note, who knew SBS's old roommate was a song bird expert??!!??

lol I can't take claim to either of those

I never knew there were 2. The Chuck Wills were wound up around me this morning.

Damn i thought both calls came from the same bird. Ive heard both even in the same night.

I heard whippoorwills all weekend all over the place, Washington County...

That's where I hunt and all I've heard is the chuckwills. Maybe lll get to hear an actual whippoorwill one day

Now that you mention it I have not heard one myself.

been hearing them every morning well i have been hearing the chuck wills widow every morning i may have only hear one or two whippoorwhills

I should have been clear, mostly I have been hearing chuck wills widow, but I do hear the rare whippoorwill.

I hear them rarely around my place but dude when I hunted Ft. Hood Texas I swear, it was a Whipporwill/Chuck's Will sanctuary!! Sounded like a million of them in the woods out there...

I learn something new every day. I reside and hunt in IL with plenty of Whips and Chucks sounding off in the dark and blue. Never knew what they were until now....thank you. We opened this morning and the Whips start first, with the Chucks right behind them. Didn't fill my tag but sure enjoy listenting to the cadence of song bird and having different species land on limbs right next to me. I guess that's what happens when you get older and don't tag out on the opener.

I've been hearing both. I always thought they were the same bird.

I heard a pile of them in Tallapoosa county 2 weeks ago. Just heard the first ones around here on Saturday. I'll haft to listen closer next time to distinguish the exact bird. Thanks for sharing the clips!

Looking at a range map - anything south of Hwy. 80 is likely a Chucks will-widow, most of the year.

I thought it was the same bird, but we evidently have an abundance of both around central Alabama. I listen to both of those almost daily.