In his classic A Sand County Almanac (1949), wildlife biologist Aldo Leopold described the male American woodcock’s courtship display as a “sky dance.” I call it my favorite harbinger of spring. A few ...

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

If you’ve ever watched Netflix’s “Dancing with the Birds,” you know some exotic birds exhibit incredibly complex (and impressive) mating rituals in faraway lands. But did you know Pennsylvania has its ...

Bogsucker, night partridge, Labrador twister, mudsnipe, timberdoodle — the American woodcock goes by many names, but there’s no mistaking the odd-looking bird’s unique courtship call. “To me, it kind ...

Don’t sleep through this wild sky dance! Get to know more about Northern Michigan woodcocks and write down these local preserves to increase your chance of catching a sky dance this spring. Each ...

Male woodcock are doing their sky dance these days. If you can find an open patch of ground near some woods, go there at dusk and sit quietly. The male will bob and peent on the ground, then ascend ...

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American woodcocks are arriving back in Pennsylvania, with males establishing their singing grounds in low-lying shrublands across the state and launching into their distinctive courtship flights. The ...

This mesmerizing courtship display is one of spring’s most magical wildlife sights. You can witness it. The “peent” of the American woodcock ushers in warmer weather in Michigan as the migratory bird ...