Hi Henry,
Haying has begun on Jim and Dale Webb's farm. I also saw this woodcock on the Buck Hollow Rd. I usually see one with little ones, every year in this area. The next bird is a mudhen, or bittern. They stand very still with their beak pointed upward, and often look like blades of grass. This bird was in a swampy area on Carroll Hill Rd. They make a sound like pounding a fence post.
JoAnne
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