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Sara and Jim Lawray
ing their long pointy beaks into the soil. If you encounter one during the day, it explodes into the air with whistling wings.
Like many shorebirds, woodcock males use aerial displays to advertise their availability to females. This sort of behavior is thought to be especially suited to open habitats that permit viewing over large areas, and woodcocks use forest openings or old fields for displays.
At dusk, males can be heard “peenting” repetitively before beginning their rising circular flights, “twittering” as they fly. The sound is produced by movement of air over the outer wing feathers. At the top of the climb, they suddenly plunge toward the ground, making sharp turns' accompanied by chirping sounds. After landing impressively on the ground, they make the same nasal
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