woodcock
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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
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
In the clear light of day, the Eurasian woodcock doesn’t stand out.
From Science Magazine • Dec. 21, 2022
The consequences of the sublethal poisoning of the woodcock are now seen in a marked decline in the proportion of young birds to adults, first observed in the season after fire ant treatments began.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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