[TN-Bird] 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. 

Don Miller
Greeneville, Greene Co., TN

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[TN-Bird] American Woodcock (Greene Co., TN)

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