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American woodcock - Wikipedia The American woodcock (Scolopax minor), sometimes colloquially referred to as the timberdoodle, mudbat, bogsucker, night partridge, or Labrador twister[2][3] is a small shorebird species found primarily in the eastern half of North America
American Woodcock Identification, All About Birds, Cornell . . . Look for American Woodcock in forests, forest edges, old fields, and wet meadows of eastern North America Superbly camouflaged against the leaf litter, the brown-mottled American Woodcock walks slowly along the forest floor, probing the soil with its long bill in search of earthworms
American Woodcock | Audubon Field Guide Related to the sandpipers, but strikingly different in habits This rotund, short-legged bird hides in forest thickets by day, where it uses its long bill to probe in damp soil for earthworms Its eyes are set far back on its head, allowing it to watch for danger even with its bill buried in the dirt
Woodcock | Migration, Habitat Diet | Britannica Woodcock, any of five species of squat-bodied, long-billed birds of damp, dense woodlands, allied to the snipes in the waterbird family Scolopacidae (order Charadriiformes) The woodcock is a startling game bird: crouched among dead leaves, well camouflaged by its buffy-brown, mottled plumage, a
American Woodcock - eBird Learn more about American Woodcock from… Plump, well-camouflaged shorebird that favors wooded or shrubby areas, usually near open fields Plain buffy-salmon belly distinctive; also note intricately patterned upperparts with broad gray stripes down the back Goofy-looking expression with huge dark eye placed high and far back on head
American Woodcock | NC Wildlife The American Woodcock is a remarkably well-camouflaged bird that inhabits moist forests across the eastern U S and Canada but is categorized as a shorebird Unlike their coastal relatives such as the Red Knot and Dunlin, these secretive birds live far from any beaches
American Woodcock - Facts, Diet, Habitat Pictures on . . . The American woodcock (Scolopax minor) is a small chunky shorebird found primarily in the eastern half of North America Woodcocks spend most of their time on the ground in brushy, young-forest habitats, where the birds' plumage provides excellent camouflage