I had an American Woodcock in my backyard today as well in Moncks Corner.Kathy HartSent from my Galaxy
-------- Original message --------From: "Nate Dias(via carolinabirds Mailing List)" <carolinabirds...> Date: 1/23/25 4:08 PM (GMT-05:00) To: CarolinaBirds <carolinabirds...> Subject: Woodcock in downtown Charleston today My mother's sister Sarah lives in downtown Charleston on Ashley Avenue, and just now she emailed a photo of an American Woodcock in her back yard. Nathan Dias - Charleston, SCOn Fri, Jan 17, 2025 at 12:53 PM Nate Dias <offshorebirder...> wrote: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...>*cgi*viewcontent.cgi*article=2668&context=auk__;Ly8_!!OToaGQ!tR4RpqlPa5FX5L3cZOllQKZUPe3toEdJ634de4pT9h0FWQj1N1a5b9pl_4JOABIXTUkTCQ-DjW5m6rZbnUaoN8c$
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good photograph demands more skill from the hunter, better nerves and
more patience than the rifle shot." -- Bror Blixen
