At 5:50 this morning (Tuesday) I walked down the driveway to get the paper. 
To my amazement, I heard woodcocks peenting in the field across the street. 
This is a field of about 30 acres, 2/3 in hay field and the rest with one 
new house with short stubble left in its "yard."  I was able to pick up 3 
different birds peenting as I stood listening for about 10 minutes.  I 
neither heard nor saw any display flights (there was some dawn light).  I 
did hear one bird take flight and  fly across the road into my yard.  Great 
way to start the morning!  Unfortunately, the paper was not there yet.  Now 
I need to listen for the sound of a 15 year old Chevy with a bad muffler.

Jim Wilson
Queenstown