American Woodcock | Meet the Timberdoodle
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- Опубліковано 1 чер 2024
- If I was to personify the American Woodcock, it would be the person who marches to the beat of their own drum. The kid in high school who always tucked his t-shirts into his jeans, or the black sheep in the family. The one who is comfortable with their nonconformity because, well, it just makes sense to them.
This bird is comfortable in its own feathers, and it should be. In some ways, it was literally built backwards from how most other birds are. But the differences don't stop there. It dances, it struts, it becomes motionless when threatened. Packed within this robin-sized bird is a ton of endearing quirkiness. It's hard not to adore these birds.
Like a pet with a long list of nicknames, this bird has several monikers. It answers to the timberdoodle, the bog sucker, the hokumpoke, the Labrador twister, the mudsnipe and the night partridge.
Scolopax minor is its scientific name, and although it is technically a type of sandpiper and considered a shore bird, it's more likely to be found along the edges of woodlands and marshes than running along a beach.
Chapters:
Introduction 00:00
A Bird With Many Names 00:56
Similar Species 01:25
A Bill Too Long For Its Body 01:45
Eyes In The Back Of Its Head 03:16
Nares, Ears and Cerebellum 03:39
Peent Call and Sky Dance 04:29
Nesting 06:12
Migration 07:31
Conclusion 07:54
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I lived in northeast PA for close to 30 years before I saw one. The first one was in the afternoon standing in the grass on the side of the road and I was slowing down to pull in my drive way. I stopped and I had to stare at it for a minute and I said out loud what are you? With the help of the internet I was able to identify it. It wasn't long after that a local college hosted a seminar on them and as part of that, we got to go out and wait to see and hear them as their field was known to have some. No luck! Then a couple years after, I was lucky to see one crossing my road doing the dance. My 14 year old nieces were with me and I got all excited and started telling them what I had learned about the timberdoodles and they responded" omg its a twerking bird" and that became their nickname for it. The same month I saw one poking into the soil where I had a pool up a few years before and had filled in over the sand. It came by a few times that I got to see. None last year, and I've since moved, I doubt I will ever get so lucky to see one again. Such interesting little buggers. I never did get to see the sky dance or hear their calls, but I'm glad I got to see them as many times as I did.
You are supporting your 14 year old neices refer to this birds movements as a sexually suggestive dance? Great aunt. You're grooming them for some creepy perverted dude to rail them
Nice story!
I haver never seen one in person, but lately I've seen many on yt.
I hope see one in person too , sadly im not from usa
Thank you for sharing your lovely story. I never have been lucky enough to see one. Glad you did 💕
Great read. Thank you for posting it. I have never seen a woodcock and I now live in the Sonoran Desert, so i probably won't get the chance, unfortunately.
Woodcocks bounce and strut simply because they can.
It's actually to cause vibrations in the soil to make the worms move!
Learned about this bird over the summer. Now I can't get enough of this funky little guy.
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“It’s as if they’re dancing to music only they can hear-“
Which is 100% accurate because all woodcocks are born with an iPod implanted in their brain ^^
Apple stinks
Have heard these distinct "beep" calls many times at night & thought they were tree frogs. Very interesting :)
same here!
@@jimmylieb5225I'm blown away that all these years I'm 53 years old and I always thought that was frogs or crickets or something I didn't know it was bird😂
I live in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and many times I have had the privilege of watching a woodcock crossing the road. It is so funny that I have learned to imitate their walk, to the great amusement of my friends. 😀
You seem like a fun person. I like you.
*does Woodcock dance*
This is sooooo coool!
In love on an island in Maine and boy do we have Woodcock. They are by far my favorite bird. I love to sit out at dusk and listen to all the wonderful little noises they're making. They always make me laugh.
@@ehderguyyashootadeerorno2313 I did eat them as a child. My father was an avid hunter. I miss all the game meat I was privileged to have when I was a child. Still get a deer once but I don't shoot somebody does it for me and I am thankful.
This video is really cute, Woodcocks dancing across the road on You Tube
@@ehderguyyashootadeerorno2313 Você é um canalha desalmado. Comer uma maravilha destas por que essa pequena ave tem a carne tenra e escura? Sei inglês, mas espero que o You Tube não me traduza, pois você não merece saber o que escrevi.
@@ehderguyyashootadeerorno2313 Uh oh, she agreed with you. Not the response you were hoping for was it, Mr. Edge Lord? 😂😂
It’s a Package of Everything Cute, Adorable, Pretty, Fun, and Dancey!
Lovely video and your narration tone is most pleasing to the ear:) Thanks for sharing this adorable bird!
I work at a lowes in a Chicago suburb, found one sitting in the corner of our garden center. Never seen one in my life, did some research and I was even more surprised that I found one where it was... sitting in the shade by a pile of corrugated piping. In a populated area, but we have a retention marsh right acrossed the street. It let me get a foot away from it, was one of the coolest things I've seen while working there
What a wonderful experience!
I'm in western MA, near the CT River. I saw my first woodcock on June 5th, and he did his little dance for me as he boogied into the underbrush. A peak experience!
Timberboogie!
I am also in Western MA and I wonder if these birds are becoming more common up here, with our warming climate. The low-lying floodplains hear the rivers would be perfect for them.
I always thought a Timberdoodle was a cross between a wolf and a poodle. Thanks for letting me know.
🤣🤣🤣
Aww he’s the cutest I love him
Love these birds
I would love to see one of those dancing ones. Puts a smile on my face. I live in AZ and have never seen one.
"If you walk without rhythm, you won't attract the worm."
They are charming the worms! ☺️
That's a sweet comment. 🥰
I agree! A cat charms a bird, a bird charms a worm 😊
I have only seen one bird many years ago. I came across this one on a quiet island road when it was rocking back and forth while crossing the road. In order not to scare it, I stayed in the car for almost half an hour before the bird reached the other side.
Zarlee Woodland has a channel with a video of a woodcock “dancing” to Staying Alive. It randomly popped up yesterday and I thought the bird wasn’t really moving like that but was done by making the image reverse and go forward over and over. Today this video popped up and now I know this is actually normal behavior! Thank you for sharing all the information about this adorable bird! 👍💕
Timberdoodle and Hokumpoke are my favorites 😊❤
😂😂😂😂❤
I saw my first American Woodcock in my backyard 2 years ago in the spring. He was doing his little dance which caught my attention. He didn't mind me going out on my deck to take photos of him. He stayed around for 15-20 minutes looking for things to eat. He was so fascinating to watch. Never saw him again to my dismay. I did paint a watercolor of him from my photos. It is now on display at the Whistler House Museum in Lowell, MA through the month of December.
So sorry I missed your art.
I’m embarrassed to say this darling bird was never known before to me. I exported myself to Hawaii from Canada.
None in HI. The cutest little thing 🤗Thank you!
What a lovely bird.
Greetings from Brazil.
I live in So. Central Texas and grew up hearing that little *scree* sound on warm summer nights, but never knew what it was. Thank you for clearing up a life long mystery for me. :)
Could be some hood rat too 🤔
Same here Jon I thought it was a cricket or something or frog!
Great narration.
Makes learning fun.
Thank you.
That's a special animal right there. I tend to think that the East coast woodlands area were quietly different and it's adapted to swaying lower branches and or similar leaf patterns. On the other hand that's about the cutest thing I ever did see.
Agree! There are chameleon lizards that make the same rocking motion, to blend in with the swaying tree branches they rest upon.
Wonderful birds. Thank you very much for the informations. 💐♥️
Wish these cuties were around my area.I feed birds daily. Beautiful way to start the day.❤️😇☕️Thanks for sharing.
These little guys are so cute, and the narrator has a great voice. 😍
i love these dancing birds
Look how content and happy this bird is although being a lonely little doodle❤
I grew up on an acreage with lots of pasture and lots of woods in the area. Very sad that I never saw these little marvels. I hope to see them in person someday.
Mankind will be healthier and happier if we walk the streets like these birds.😂
Perfect!
Seems to me like an amazing design from a master designer who gave the woodcock all the features it needed to flourish.
Yes, the designer is Jehovah.
...or the lovable Woodcock results from excellent random modifications in the genome of its evolutionary predecessors that conferred better reproductive fitness, survivability and dance floor moves in its ecological niche.
Their lack of a "neck" is certainly distinctive. This is one species I have never seen, despite trying. I do not live in their range. They seem completely unique among North American birds. This is a wonderful video, and I learned things I didn't know.
What a wonderfully descriptive and informative video. Thanks for posting this.
What a lovely video document you've made! Thank you so much. A real pleasure to watch and listen to.
That little nasally call had me laughing so hard because it sounds like Dag from Angry Beavers. Like imagine you walk past a clearing and see a man standing there, and he starts going “meep…meep.” 😂
Ohhh they just like to dance! Forget everything you think you know about a woodcock! They are humming their own version of the Tequila song! enjoying life as they go about doing their own thing! Life was made for dancing! Be a woodcock today and find the joy!
I love their dancing walk.
I live in the Pacific northwest, it makes me so sad to know that I won't be seeing any of these adorable babies anywhere near here 😭😭
That mating call is hilarious. Timber doodle is a fitting name. He really is a Daffy Doodler.
☕️lv these birds.❤Their bounce is so cute. Thanks for sharing.
Chelsea Michigan here. Had one in my yard last season. My cocker spaniel initially discovered it (his namesake bird). This spring I’m hearing them at sunset. I sure hope I get to see one again. Such funny birds.
I love these little birds. I live in New Zealand so we don't have them here but I see them in videos like yours or photos. ❤ just adorable. Thank you for telling us about them.
AAAAaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAWWW!!!😍
Thanks for the fascinating info on these unique(to "peent" the least)birds. I've never seen one boogie in the wild, so I'm dependent upon these videos for my daily Woodcock allowance. They really cheer me up on days when my advanced age & crumbling kneebones keep me in the house. Sharing this with all my elderly buddies, so they can see that we're not the only ones who wobble when we walk.
Thanks again.
I hear these at dusk every night in spring in our backyard in mid coast Maine. I always thought they were frogs until I just checked it on Merlin. Tonight after all the sounds I saw two fly together way up into the sky and disappear. Great video!
They are obviously disturbing bugs under ground to make them move so he can hear and feel them move and catch them!
I saw my first ever today! He/she was doing the cute bobbing walk along the side of the road adjacent to the woods and a lovely creek. I safely stopped my car, got out, and ushered the sweet thing off the road and into safety. Soooo excited and will watch for them in my neighborhood! Thank you so much for the entertaining and informative video!
Btw, if you feel you've heard that nasal peent before, the Common nighthawk makes that same sound as it flies around on a summer's eve.
I love him so much... Thank you for this video, lovely narration
We live on a farm in central North Carolina and have seen woodcocks occasionally for over 40 years. Last year I observed the sky dance in the pastures on our farm at dusk starting in mid January. I regularly walked out as often as I could to observe the sky dance and found it absolutely thrilling each evening. I did not hear any woodcock activity after early March here but did hear a male on a farm about 2 miles from us one night. I have read everything I could find on this bird since and am managing our farm to encourage the habitat to remain attractive to woodcocks. We visited Moosehorn Wildlife Refuge in Maine in September and the wonderful ranger gave me more info on managing habitat. I have truly become obsessed with this little bird. Sallie Redding
I've lived in Middle TN all my almost 60 years. I've heard that sound and then the flight sounds since I was old enough to be out kinda late . I've only seen 1 this whole time..
Gods perfect creations are ALL unique...👏🙌 and HE has a wonderful sense of humour..😁❤
Yes, and God's personal name is Jehovah.
Thank you!!! For saying this. I appreciate His creation so much! From the way He paints the sky to bring joy every morning and evening, to the amazing diversity of habitats, birds, and other wildlife..there's so much detail in everything, and I love how He weaves signs of His love and desire for connection with us through it all.
- an environmental science student
Bro literally says "MEEP" and expects to be taken seriously.
The best video I saw on YT explaining this extraordinary birdie !👌😍😍 (there are many and I watched many).
Yes! One of my bucket list birds! Thanks for your content!
Short but thorough and highly informative video!
I never seen one. But this bird put a smile on my face! Love the bounce and sound!
I have (at least) one that hangs out at the edge of my yard in the springtime. I've never actually seen him, but I can always hear his unmistakable "meeep" call around dusk, and into the early evening, as well as his twittering wings overhead after dark. Truly fascinating.
I used to see one once in a great while when I was hunting pheasants and quail. That little dance they did was slow, but when they took flight, they were a little rocket, flying through the timber and never hitting a limb. Amazing thing to watch! Haven't seen one in years.
I heard one of these guys when I was out at midnight the other night and I felt so much joy, I love these little guys so much
Highly elite bird 10/10. Quirked up to 💯
Excellent bar none!❤❤
Great video.
I have never seen an American Woodcock, I don't live in the area they live.
I do, occasionally, spot Wilson's Snipes when I am out birding. I accidentally flushed 4 the other day but was able to watch where they went and get some images without disturbing them again.
I have seen Killdeer do a similar dance when they are on the shore of a lake or saltwater. I haven't observed that dance away from the beach.
I live out west, so I have never had the pleasure of seeing them live. Thanks !
My sister built a new home in a very rural area about 45 years ago. A tiny wet weather “stream” ran through her woods along the border to her property. She occasionally saw woodcocks near the stream the first few years she lived there - until the owners of the neighboring property put in their driveway which redirected the water that used to run through her property and the little stream dried up. No more woodcocks after that; she’s still there but the woodcocks moved on…
I love their ridiculous little stubby tails 💖
Living in north central Illinois, I have never seen one, but found their video dance unique and lovely. I do wish we had them here.
I have found unique videos about birds mesmerizing, since these never came to light when I was younger!! Like this dancer, I also came across a video of the potoo bird that I find also amazing. They are from the Americas, but primarily South America. It sits motionless on a tree branch, pretending to be a branch, and looking like one. When they lay an egg, it is directly below them on the branch, as it continues like normal. When the single egg hatches under the potoo, it stays underneath, but when she flies after bugs to feed her chick, the chick now pretends to be the branch, as is her calling. The cry of the potoo is different between varieties. The large common potoo, sounds like a crying moan of a spirit.
The potoos sound a little like distracted screech owls, but the common potoo has the most mournful cry, that I prefer. It would be scary to hear at the jungle fringe. It would also be scary to see that bird with it's big yellow bug eyes looking back at me. They also have the largest yellow mouths of any land bird. They are just also magnificent, like the dancer. What do you think? Do you have any others you found?
I’ve only ever lived in western States, so I’ve never seen them in person. I’ve enjoyed several videos of them and their cute dance moves and finding this one was a great treat for a Halloween night
Unfortunately, i have no hope of ever seeing this beautiful lovable little creature. I live in Australia. So happy to find and watch your video. Fallen in love with him/her.
Bravo! Excellently presented and articulated and with an excellent script! Thanks for sharing and the best of luck!
Thanks for the information about these birds!! It's very interesting to learn about them!!🥰🥰🤎🤎🧡🧡💛💛❤️❤️💕💕❣️❣️💋💋👄👄😇😇🙏🙏
I grew up in western Massachusetts and would sometimes flush them on my woodland wanderings. I was lucky to see a male do his mating flight while my school bus paused for a stop on my way to school.
Thank you for this information on the woodcock. We had bought a wood carving of a bird named "Woodcock" in Galena, Illinois (home of General and President Grant). The carving looked so cute we had to buy it, not knowing at the time there actually was such a bird.
Interesting that President Grant is from Galena, IL. For awhile he was stationed here at Ft. Vancouver, then got out of the Army for a couple of years (for alcoholism, I found out later). He had a couple of sons here. He used to cross the Columbia and go horseback riding in the area that was even then starting to become southeast Portland. But he had a certain amount of kindness which stood him in stead when he met Lee: very easy terms. So thank you for sending Grant out here to us.🤗😄
For a time frame, Grant was here 1850-52. Portland was founded 1851, Vancouver in 1825, one year before Galena. Thomas Jefferson died in 1826.
so cute! we must respect nature and preserve those animals!
A lovely and very funny bird (that call)👍🙂
Thank you for this! These birds are SO endearing, and all the videos of them “dancing” to music are priceless. ❤️ I’m still so baffled and intrigued by their bouncing. Seems the 2nd theory could be ruled in or out by hidden cameras, and the first one doesn’t really make sense when they do it just crossing a road. So still a mystery!
Near the house I lived at as a teenager there was a clearing. It always had a woodcock in the spring. I found it enjoyable and comforting to watch him work. I don't think I ever saw him have any success with the females. But I admired his persistence he never gave it less than his best effort.
Sounds familiar.
I was thinking about this quote from Dune: "Walk without rhythm and we won't attract the worm." 😄
We would see these in our woods when I was kid growing up in west-central Indiana. But they sure were hard to see!! One of the best camo schemes out there. And flying overhead their wings would whistle a bit.
As I was walking in Huntley Meadows Park in Alexandria, VA some years ago, a birder pointed one out to me. It was off the path, among some leaf liter amid trees. We both watched it, but it had frozen in place when it saw us, and didn't move while we were watching.
These birds have THE MOVES...😊
Honestly adding this to my favourites, love this video! Wohoo ornithology!
Love Woodcocks, my favorite bird. Saw one this morning and my late Dad’s carving of one sits on our shelf in the kitchen.
I love these little birds 💙💜💚
Awesome vid!! Up here in Northern Michigan these are migratory birds. They can be hunted, but a lot of us don't. Very fun bird to watch. They only fly is when you almost step on them. Definitely gets your heart going.
How could anyone hunt these little gems - that would b a crime
@@mikeleo5990
There’s a thread earlier on with a couple souls that are that wicked, talking about how delicious they are, etc. It’s shameful!
@@anti-ethniccleansing465 : poor little creatures... I think they're smaller than the tiniest quail, and yet, many a greedy hunter love to eat them... :(
@@paisley293
It’s just another example of why I hate my species for the heinous way they have treated animals for thousands of years. I stopped eating meat when I was 16 because of it (I’m 48 now).
Beautiful ❤🤗
This is the best video I’ve seen for a long time. Thanks
When I was living in Michigan I remember hearing the pheeeet call quite often but had no idea it was a woodcock.
We are amateurs birdwatchers. But we have never seen this lovely bird before till today. And we just discovered him walking in our own side yard-woods. It was so exciting because he is completely new to us, to our land, and area. Funny thing, we had already heard his calls at dusk before, like a week or so ago, but we had no idea they were coming from a bird, much less from this cute Woodcook. He is definitely looking for a female. It was fun to identifying him and learn more about him. Your video helped us a lot! Thank you!
Reminds me of the water Ouzel or American dipper we have here in the cascade mountains. Instead of a back and forth motion, dippers do an up and down squat at almost the same tempo. Quirky too, swimming underwater like penguins and building nests behind waterfalls
So it's like a shorebird decided to live like a kiwi bird, and also its eyes and ears traded places.
Thank you so much for the excellent tutorial on these amazing little wonders in our world. I'm in Minnesota and I probably have seen one, but mistook it for a Killdeer. I can see the difference now.
As an Aussie I’m unlikely to ever see a Woodcock but love the videos. We like quirky in Australia. 😊
I have never seen one in my lifetime. 66 yrs and only on
UA-cam.
Favorite bird! I have never seen one except for videos and pictures. It has better moves than I do.😀👍
I've never saw any here in the hills of Tennessee but I love the videos an like watching their dance ! Very cute ! Also enjoyed you educational video ! Thanks for sharing !
I live in Jonesborough TN and actually saved a baby American Woodcock from my nosey dog. The mother fluttered nearby with her long beak, and chicken like flight, close to the ground. Googled it to find out what it was, as I had never encountered quite a unique bird.
Kind of a bird on "the spectrum". Even their call is different. Very interesting. Never saw one until the algorithm started bringing these videos in.
Central Illinois here. Enjoying my morning and evenings listening to these guys. 3/6/2024