Folks

Gwen and I have had American Woodcock displaying in late December and early 
January when the temperature is above 50 degrees.  The birds were along 
Bluff Point Road, Charles Co., MD. during 03 and 04.  We did not check this 
year, but it might be an annual occurrence if the weather is right, and the 
habitat is good for over wintering birds.

George

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Norm Saunders" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 7:30 AM
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Woodcocks


> Frank Boyle asks about Woodcock sightings.  I'm replying on-list since the 
> range of dates of spring woodcock mating ritual is of interest to me (and 
> others, I'm sure) as well.
>
> Fran and I had about 8 woodcock males peenting and doing their display 
> flight on Saturday, March 7, at the Bayside Campground on Assateague 
> Island, in the National Seashore area of the island.  There have been, 
> however, reports on MDOsprey this Spring of displaying woodcocks back into 
> almost mid-February, agreeing quite nicely with the spring buildup of 
> woodcocks noted in the Yellow Book.
>
> Norm
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> Norm Saunders
> West Ocean City & Colesville, MD
> 
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