Birdsong for the
Curious Naturalist

Common nighthawk

Chapter 2: Birds and Their Sounds
Subchapter: Mechanical (non-vocal) sounds
From page 22 in the book.

♫65. Peent calls and the occasional diving VROOOM, the brief roaring racket created by air rushing through the flight feathers of his wing that he has extended down and forward. June 10, 2009. Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Burns, Oregon. (1:33).

See also Explore 11. Peenting and VROOMing common nighthawks.