While the woodcock’s beak isn’t particularly large, it’s relatively long (2.5-2.75 in) compared to the bird’s measurements.

CHESTER - Glassing the flat-brown fields at the Elizabeth D. Kay Environmental Center failed to immediately yield any sign of ...

Under these drastically changing conditions, the struggle to survive favored the larger birds with deep, strong beaks for opening the hard seeds. Smaller finches with less-powerful beaks perished.

The aerial acrobatics of this squat shorebird's courtship display once awed Aldo Leopold. Judge for yourself at a guided bird ...

Pictured above is the American Woodcock, also known by some as timberdoodles according to the Albany Pine Bush Preserve. With ...

These little birds will roast in as little as 10 minutes ... As a guide, serve one woodcock per person for a main course, allowing an extra half, for those with a hearty appetite.