Woodcock on the move!

[Mount Sweetness]

Flushed one today, Windsor area

[dilly]

I moved a couple on Pelee isl.

[ik0n]

Where do you normally find woodcock? In a hardwood forest? At the treeline of a field?

I've done a lot of hiking and not sure if I've ever come across them. I've come across some grouse in algonquin a few times. Scared the bejeebus out of me when they flushed lol wasn't expecting them.

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[Sharon]

damp/wet ground , thick cover or young aspen growth has worked for me.

[Mount Sweetness]

Thick damp spots that you might also find cottontail, thick with young trees such as sumac, ferns, somewhat clean forest floor so they can walk.

[ik0n]

So in all likelihood if you're walking a beaten path you're not likely to flush many?

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[welsh]

Yup. They'll be off the beaten path. Tangled hardwood thickets adjacent to old fields, with leaf litter on the ground and damp soil.

Most people have never seen one.

[vom Dufenshmirtz]

and I was hoping to see more reports... there're threads on habitat, incl. pics, use search.

[Mount Sweetness]

I welcome any conversation

[finsfurfeathers]

Found a bunch of them today all but 3 still there.