American Woodcock

American Woodcock

Scolopax minor

       
Order

Charadriiformes (Shorebirds and relatives)

Family

Scolopacidae (Sandpipers)

Status

 

Habitat

Woods adjacent to grassy clearings, shrubby areas

Food

 

Size

10 to 12

Voice

 


Identification

 


Similar
Species

 


Nesting

 


Range

Breeding: Throughout except southwest and south-central

Winter: N/A

   
 
Sightings

Lake Carlos State Park

River Terrace Prairie SNA

St. Croix State Park


Comments

Also called Timberdoodle.


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