Apparently, both are correct: https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/whippoorwill#:~:text=Its%20name%20can%20also%20be,because%20of%20its%20haunting%20song.
They must have been pissed that we had nothing to feed them. They eventually gave up and don't pester us anymore. They just block the roads and crap everywhere. Hunting season for them here is all year long.
For the last couple of weeks the eagles around here have been teaching their young how to use the air streams or jet streams to save energy and build up speed while they hunt - pretty cool to watch. Cheers and happy weekend!