Do Yourself a Favor This Spring: Go See the American Woodcock…
Mar 26, 2021 · At twilight, along their spring migration route and on their breeding grounds, male American Woodcocks perform a quirky mating ritual all their own. The spectacle begins with the bird issuing a series of nasally peent calls from the ground.
10 Fun Facts About the American Woodcock | Audubon
Mar 25, 2022 · American Woodcocks are perhaps the most memeable birds on the continent. With their cartoonish looks and quirky behaviors, these coy and plump internet favorites are met with fans everywhere they go. In the eastern United States and Canada, they are among the first spring migrants.
The Sky Dance of the Timberdoodle | Three Rivers Park District
Feb 3, 2021 · If you visit a place like this at just the right time during dusk or dawn, you can witness one of the more entertaining birding experiences around — the sky dance of the so-called “timberdoodle” — the spring mating ritual of the American woodcock.
American Woodcocks - Mass Audubon
American Woodcock’s Iconic Courtship Display. The male American woodcock’s dance begins on the ground, where he calls to females with a nasal peent, or piping sound. Males then soar to 200 or 300 feet before spiraling down while making high-pitched chirps and twitters in the sky.
American Woodcock | Audubon Field Guide
Males display at night in spring and summer to attract females. Often several males are close together in meadow, brushy field. Male gives nasal beeping call on ground, then performs high, twisting flight display. In this "sky dance," musical twittering sounds made by certain modified wing feathers, chirping calls made vocally.
The Courtship Sky Dance of the American Woodcock - Mass …
Mar 1, 2023 · Catch the American Woodcock Sky Dance in Action. The courtship flights of the American woodcock are impressive, and, fortunately, easy to observe. Just as the biting cold of winter begins to abate in late February and early March, the first woodcocks return to the Commonwealth.
The curious courtship of the American woodcock
Mar 22, 2021 · The woodcock’s spectacular courtship flight display takes center stage in forest openings and fields during dawn and dusk. Males open the show by performing nasal “peenting” calls while lumbering around on the grounds of their singing sites.
8 Ways to Watch Woodcocks | Mass Audubon – Your Great Outdoors
Mar 27, 2018 · American Woodcocks are back! Even when spring arrives late, woodcocks still perform their remarkable sky dances. In March and early April, these fascinating, awkward-looking birds put on a mating display at dusk. The best part: it’s easy to view this display in any large brushy field, including some city parks.
American Woodcock - All About Birds
Woodcocks are easiest to find at dusk in the springtime, when the male performs a marvelous display flight, or “sky dance.” It can be hard at first to locate the bird in dim light, so listen for the distinctive, buzzy peent call given at fairly short intervals.
American Woodcock: Sky Dancers of Early Spring - Backyard …
The American woodcock (Scolopax minor), or timberdoodle, is a unique bird whose sky dance or mating display represents one of the early signs of spring.
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