You don’t need to be good at bird-spotting to track down the visiting American woodcocks currently holding court in midtown’s Bryant Park, right behind the New York Public Library. Just look for a ...

To actually take part in the Timberdoodle Twirl, you must be a timberdoodle. I remember being nervous in high school as I waited to be asked to the Valentine’s day “sweetheart” dance. Not being asked ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BRISTOL — “Fiddlesqueak,” “bogsucker,” “mudbat” and “timberdoodle” are just a few of the colorful nicknames for the American ...

Each March the timberdoodle begins a fascinating ritual known as the skydance. “You can see them take up and do this really cool dance against the setting sun,” said Jim Phillips, fisheries biologist ...

According to Johnson, nerve endings in the bill are thought to help the bird find worms by taste, smell or vibration. Extraction of worms is also aided by a long, rough tongue. A timberdoodle's ears ...

It's a weird-looking bird with a too-long beak and large eyes set high on its head, as if someone assembled it with spare parts. But fans of woodcock admire the little robin-sized game bird for its ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. For many, the timberdoodle is a mythical creature known only through stories or accidental encounters under the cover of darkness. Hearing its bizarre ...

ARKANSAS — “Why is it you like hunting timberdoodles?” a friend asked me. “You wear yourself out wading through mud and vines, hoping to find some little brown birds that may be there and may not. And ...