Woodcocks are known for their unique and almost comical way of walking, which seems a better fit for a 1970s disco than the woodlands in which they live. The birds in this YouTube video step forward, ...

The American woodcock, a member of the sandpiper family, is a unique bird found in Ohio. Known for its comical appearance and movements, the woodcock has a distinctive long bill, large eyes and plump ...

This mesmerizing courtship display is one of spring’s most magical wildlife sights. You can witness it. The “peent” of the American woodcock ushers in warmer weather in Michigan as the migratory bird ...

In his classic A Sand County Almanac (1949), wildlife biologist Aldo Leopold described the male American woodcock’s courtship display as a “sky dance.” I call it my favorite harbinger of spring. A few ...

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 ...

Ice covers have begun to leave southern Minnesota lakes, and the first common loons have arrived. We have seen an increase in the numbers of waterfowl, such as canvasbacks, redheads and ring-necked ...

When I was a kid I watched wildlife TV shows. From birds of paradise” to platypus to “prairie chickens,” I marveled at the strange appearance and behavior of animals around the globe. “There’s nothing ...

Woodcock may be the strangest North American upland bird. They have upside-down brains, eyes on the backs of their heads, long probing beaks, red breast meat, and white leg meat. Their ...

Near the end of an unusually cold winter, the weather relented just a little, enough for spring peepers to begin peeping well in advance of spring. The sun had dipped below the horizon just a few ...