American Woodcock
Scolopax minor
Family: Sandpipers and allies
American Woodcock is one of the species in the BirdGuess catalog. The daily puzzle hides a photo and opens it in pieces. You get five guesses.
Did you know
They do most of their feeding in places where the soil is moist.
It is the only species of woodcock inhabiting North America.
Woodcocks eat mainly invertebrates, particularly earthworms, and it has been known to use worm charming methods in order to bring the worms to the surface.