woodcock

Example Sentences

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New Yorkers can’t get enough of the strutting woodcock.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

While migration and reproduction take a lot of energy, American woodcock reduce the cost in other ways, Slezak said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2024

It was hoped species such as lapwing, redshank and woodcock would find a haven in the wet woodland, while otters and water voles would use the restored network of waterways as corridors and breeding habitat.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2024

The woodcock, also known as the timberdoodle, can be spotted on the ground beneath shrubbery, doing a groovy little dance.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2023

Anything that would make me appear more like a Londoner and less like a green country woodcock, I was more than willing to adopt.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood