The first woodcock I ever saw while holding a shotgun launched from near my feet to eye level in a Champaign County woodlot and flew straightaway. Since it was early November, we were focused on ...

Bogsucker, night partridge, Labrador twister, mudsnipe, timberdoodle — the American woodcock goes by many names, but there’s no mistaking the odd-looking bird’s unique courtship call. “To me, it kind ...

It’s a bird that goes by many different names, Timberdoodle, Bog Snipe or Night Partridge, but whatever the name, the American Woodcock is making itself known in the skies of Southeastern Ohio. WHIZ’s ...

The American Woodcock (Scolopax minor), a.k.a. Timberdoodle, is a migratory game bird in the shorebird family Scolopacidae. Its appearance is distinctive — a plump body, short legs, a large, rounded ...

I bet you didn't know there was an awards ceremony for birds in New York. There is, and the one that won the "funniest" category is perfect. Meet the American Woodcock bird. It lives here in New York ...

The bald eagle has been a symbol of the United States since its founding almost 250 years ago. It appears on the Great Seal of the United States, the U.S. president's flag, the mace of the House of ...