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I’ve seen American Woodcocks before, but never out in the open and crossing the road right in front of me! This video not only shows how these birds move but also explains the mystery of their odd way of walking. See one in action as it finds food. You’ll get a better understanding of how this bird’s adaptations help it to survive.
The American Woodcock is the only member of its family native to eastern North America, ranging from the southern parts of Canada to the eastern United States, with the seven other woodcock species found in Europe and Asia. Their closest relatives are a group of shorebirds known as snipes. Together, they fall within the sandpiper family.
American Woodcocks go by many nicknames that speak to their haunts and habits, some dating back to at least the mid-19th century. Among our favorites: timberdoodle, mudbat, bogsucker, night partridge, and Labrador twister.
The Seneca Indians believed that the Creator made the Woodcock from the leftover parts of every other bird. projectupland.com/woodcock-hu...
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Other birds shown:
Wilson’s Snipe, Ruddy Turnstone, and Long-billed Dowitcher (all members of the Sandpiper family).
All videos and photos credit Wondering About Nature except:
American Woodcock head diagram: Amos W. Butler, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Videos of American Woodcock finding a worm and probing: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
American Woodcock calling credit Justin Watts, CC BY-SA 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
American Woodcock aerial display credit Thomas Hewes Hinckley, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
American Woodcock head with brain diagram credit: / 1254967755075436546
Equipment used:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX400 Digital Camera
Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-RX10 IV
Benro MeFOTO RoadTrip PRO Series 1 5-Section 6-In-1 Carbon Fiber Tripod