FWIW, I have seen them display over here across the water as late as early
June.

DCRohleder
Port Kent, NY

On Fri, 25 Apr 2003 10:12:36 -0400, Paul Johnston
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>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