Elusive and cryptically colored, a cooperative bird asleep on Savage Mill Trail on May 9, 2020 provided the first photos of the bird from Howard County.
![Eastern Whip-poor-will Savage Mill Trail
May 9, 2020
John Harris](https://i0.wp.com/howardbirds.website/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/EasternWhip-poor-will-JHwhip1-400x320.jpg)
John Harris
![Eastern Whip-poor-will Savage Mill Trail
May 9, 2020
Kristin Trouton](https://i0.wp.com/howardbirds.website/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/EasternWhip-poor-will-KT-400x320.jpg)
Kristin Trouton
![Eastern Whip-poor-will Savage Mill Trail
May 9, 2020
Richard Peters](https://i0.wp.com/howardbirds.website/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/EasternWhip-poor-will-RP-DSC_2809a-1-400x320.jpg)
Richard Peters
![Eastern Whip-poor-will](https://i0.wp.com/howardbirds.website/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Eastern-Whip-poor-will-0S0A2151.jpg?fit=1000%2C1000&ssl=1)
Unfortunately, the bird never moved and was in the same position the next day when more birders showed up for a look. Dead birds should not be counted on a person’s life list.