[Bristol-Birds] American Woodcock (Greene Co., TN)
From: Don Miller <raincrow@xxxxxxx>
To: TN-Bird <TN-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Bristol-birds <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Butternuts <butternuts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 22:40:09 -0500
February 21, 2006
I observed at least five American Woodcocks at dusk today in the field
behind the Italian Village Restaurant on North Rufe Taylor Road in
Greeneville. I got the whole show--"peent" calls on the ground,
wing-whirr while ascending, and "kissing" sounds upon descent. I
observed two or three birds flying near me and was lucky enough to have
one light within fifty feet of where I stood. I also heard several
birds give a very nasal "huhhuhhuhhuh" sound while in flight near the
ground. I'm not sure if this communicates agitation, some kind of
territorial pronouncement, or something else entirely.
This site has been a reliable place for woodcocks for about five years
now.
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