American woodcock

Near Rondeau Provincial Park, Oct 27, 2022.


Friend David called to say he had a woodcock in his yard. Left the Townsend's warbler watch and went over.
Got the bird immediately then, as a bonus, we had an evening grosbeak come in.
A twofer.
Scolopax minor.
Young woodcocks leave the nest a few hours after hatching, but for their first week they depend on their mother for food. They start to probe in dirt at three or four days after hatching.
source - allaboutbirds-org

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