Join us for an Evening Woodcock Walk on Monday, April 22, from 7-9 PM (Rain Date on April 23). The walk will begin at the Visitor Center parking lot walking along the paved Tour Road to the Wheatfield (Stop 5) and back (about 1.3 miles each way). Please bring a flashlig......More
Join us for an Evening Woodcock Walk on Monday, April 22, from 7-9 PM (Rain Date on April 23). The walk will begin at the Visitor Center parking lot walking along the paved Tour Road to the Wheatfield (Stop 5) and back (about 1.3 miles each way). Please bring a flashlight or headlamp for the walk balk. Binoculars are very helpful but not required.The American Woodcock are short-legged shorebirds with a long bill and large eyes. They are often called unique names such as mudsnipe, bogsucker, or timberdoodle. Woodcock perform amazing aerial displays for their spring courtship rituals. These elaborate sky dances occur at dusk in open fields and begin with the males making distinct peenting calls. Subsequently they launch into a flight as high as 300 feet, go into a deep dive, and land close to where they took off. It is a wondrous event to experience. We will also be listening for owls, wood frogs, spring peepers and other nighttime sounds.
Walk starts at the Visitor Center
