American woodcock

[Bill Tefft]

It's nice having a place to walk near home along the Passi Road and open spaces along a power line corridor.  On evenings like this and at the right level of early evening moonlight, the male woodcock can easily be heard "peenting" to start its display followed by the sound of flight up.  Then a moment of quiet before the sound of air passing through his feathers as he plunges back to earth for another round of display..  

This has been going on nightly for the past two weeks.  I wonder how much success in mating with female woodcocks to go off and nest,  Maybe it will be a good year of woodcock chicks running around the forest by early June.  

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Bill Tefft
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[chip hanson]

In 15 years I have never seen a Woodcock on my property and this spring I have seen three.    So fun.  Then last night the super fun winnowing of the Wilsons Snipe.   I am always shocked at how hard they are to spot soooooo high up yet you hear their sound like they are right over your head. 

chip

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