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 These
birds are called Woodcock. They are one of the most sought after game
birds in the northeast. Both sexes look almost exactly alike. They have
long bills which are thrust into the ground in search of their favorite
food, which is of all things worms. They of course migrate south in the
winter when the ground freezes. Many people spend thousands of dollars
a year training dogs to hunt these birds and the ruffed grouse. The woodcock
is popular because he sits tight when a pointing dog "points"
the bird. In fact you can almost step on one before he flies. When he
takes off, he makes a whistling noise, flies in a cork screw pattern almost
straight up before leveling off to bee line it for another place. All
this makes the bird very fun to hunt with a dog, but almost impossible
to find without a dog.
 
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