Date: 1/17/25 9:53 am
From: Nate Dias (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...>
Subject: Woodcocks moving to the coast during snowstorms
With this winter weather approaching, I figured I would give folks living
on or near the coast a heads-up: when somewhat inland wooded areas in the
coastal plain get significant snow or ice, this can cause mass movements of
Woodcocks towards the coast.

Arthur T. Wayne wrote about this in 1892:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2668&context=auk__;!!OToaGQ!pA3okHDKu6eohzJYn-sCxsMrYBgH-D99jA2cMxhxGLU_OuqisAGnRe3uJPRFRa8VpKVHfqCNKWWvBVnjqKIDF9WLbtkh$
digitalcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2668&context=auk

During the snow/ice event of January 2014 in Charleston, my mother looked
out her kitchen window and saw a Woodcock bobbing around her back yard
probing for worms. It stayed for a while:
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flickr.com/photos/offshorebirder2/12242939956

So be on the lookout!

Nathan Dias - Charleston, SC

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