The Woodcock has traditionally been one of the first returnees from migration arriving between 3/30 & 4/8 in the past few years, sometimes even before the Phoebe. I've still yet to hear one this year despite listening carefully every night at the right time.
Our neighbor's Christmas tree farm is now gone but for a half a dozen remaining trees, so I wonder if this is the reason and it's habitat is no longer available?
Cheers
—mco
On Apr 25, 2017, at 14:55, Bruce Bartrug <bbartrug@gmail.com> wrote:BABHas anyone heard the evening mating ritual of the male woodcock lately? Used to have them on the edge of our woods until 10 or 12 years ago, and recently found none along a nearby stream bottom. This bottom is bordered by a mowed field where in years past there were two to four birds displaying along the field edge. Is the woodcock experiencing (yet another) decline in numbers?Thanks,
--Bruce Bartrug
Nobleboro, Maine, USA
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