[va-bird] Re: Woodcocks at Huntley

Speaking of Huntley Meadows, did anyone hear anything more about what's
being done to stop the water from draining?

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From: "john messina" <jncmessina@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Va Bird List" <va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 9:34 AM
Subject: [va-bird] Woodcocks at Huntley


> Saturday night at Huntley Meadows in Fairfax County, my husband, John,
> and I heard woodcocks "peenting" and doing aerial displays. We first
> heard them calling and displaying very close to the west side of the
> viewing platform overlooking the water on the "back-end" trail. The
> peenting bird(s) then moved toward the usual woodcock viewing spot in
> the field to the west about 100 yards down the trail. However, at that
> field we witnessed only a few single "peents" at widely spaced intervals
> and no displays of any kind. The water levels are way down at Huntley
> since the collapse of the beaver, and the former marshland surrounding
> the back-end viewing platform is completely dry. I suspect that is why
> the woodcocks are now more likely to display there than farther down the
> trail.
>
> While we stood on the viewing platform, we heard eerie screams coming
> from the east. When we heard the first two screams, we worried that a
> woman was being attacked in the woods. However, the identical sound was
> repeated consistently as the creature making it kept moving further
> east, so we soon assumed this was not caused by a human being. The
> screams did not sound like any bird calls I'm aware of, and I'm
> wondering if they were made by a bobcat or fox. Any thoughts?
>
> Cathy Messina
>
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