Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sandpipers and their allies constitute one of the larger bird families in Ohio. To date, 37 species have been recorded in the ...

This story originally featured on Field & Stream. My woodcock season opens right about now. The landscape is colorless, trees are still black skeletons, but these little birds are seemingly ...

Experience the timberdoodle sky dance! Learn how to spot the American woodcock’s amazing aerial display and nasal "peent" in ...

IN NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA — While it's possible to hunt ducks without a dog, and pheasants and even ruffed grouse, chasing woodcock without a pointer out ahead, or even a Labrador or other flushing ...

When Phil phoned and asked if I would like to go along with folks from the Conococheague Chapter of the Audubon Society on a woodcock walk, I immediately said yes. For me, a walk at dusk to listen for ...

SUEDBERG, Schuylkill County - "Yeah, they're going to be singing tonight," says Eric Miller, staring impatiently at his watch, waiting for dusk to descend. We are standing on the old railroad bed of ...

Part 1. 'I don't do calls' -- Crossing the sound barrier -- Tone and timpre -- Pitch and frequency -- Rhythm and timing -- Part 2. Put it all together and what have you got? -- Simple calls -- Simple ...

Springtime and the world in early May is alive with birdsong before sunrise: to some, a discordant cacophony, to others, a heavenly, harmonious chorus. Gone are the days when you just grabbed your ...