Date: 1/29/26 1:47 pm From: Nate Dias (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Woodcocks moving to the coast during snowstorms
Reposting this from last year - here we go again. During last year’s snow
there were multiple Woodcock sightings in the greater Charleston area.
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From: *Nate Dias* <offshorebirder...>
Date: Friday, January 17, 2025
Subject: Woodcocks moving to the coast during snowstorms
To: CarolinaBirds <carolinabirds...>
Cc: <GABO-L...>
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.
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:
https://flickr.com/photos/offshorebirder2/12242939956/ flickr.com/photos/offshorebirder2/12242939956
"These days I prefer to hunt with a camera. A good photograph demands more
skill from the hunter, better nerves and more patience than the rifle
shot." -- Bror Blixen
"These days I prefer to hunt with a camera. A good photograph demands more
skill from the hunter, better nerves and more patience than the rifle
shot." -- Bror Blixen
