We can still hear them on the VINS birdathon in mid May.


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From: "Paul Johnston" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 10:12 AM
Subject: Woodcock dance span?


> I'm fortunate to have a field near my home where woodcocks perform their
> mating flight.  After a week or so of regular displays each evening at
> dusk, I haven't seen any activity for the last week.  I've researched
> this and gotten two different views: the first that there is only a
> brief window in the spring during which the woodcock engages in this
> behavior and the other that they carry it on right through the spring
> and even into the summer.  What is the opinion of those of you with more
> experience than I?  Are they probably already done for the year?  Or
> should I persist in seeking them out?
>
> Paul Johnston
> Across the lake but in your bio-region
>