American Woodcock

Well here is something new on the trail cam: an American Woodcock. We were quite shocked when we saw the long beak of a shore bird in the camera footage. The camera is situated along a mostly dry creek bed on the edge of our property, but we’ve been here four years without an identifiable picture of one of these (also called timberdoodles). We are on the western edge of their territory. I rather hope it likes it here and we get more sightings. It is such a curious looking little beastie.

American Woodcock