Date: 3/2/25 10:14 am From: Bryan Reynolds <nature_photo_man...> Subject: Woodcocks
All,
This bird-newbie has a question about finding woodcocks. Two nights ago, I drove around the Lexington WMA and stopped at several spots to listen for them. Well, to my amazement, I heard several, both the peents and the twittering of the wings when in flight. At each 'site' the bird was in a field, but the dried grass was pretty thick and tall. As I understand, the birds I heard were the males and they have their spots where they call in the females, but where do the males go during the daytime? Do they stay hidden in the fields or do they head into the woods to rest? Of course, my goal is to get photos, but I don't want to go tromping through a field because if I spotted one, I don't think I could get any photos due to the tall grass. However, if they head into the woods to rest during the day, I might have a better chance to find them (hopefully) sitting on the leaf-litter. At most of the 'sites' there were woods nearby that I could explore. Thoughts?
