American woodcock (Scolopax minor).
The most peculiar of all our shorebirds with a display that is among the surest signs of spring.
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The following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode:
- American woodcock "peent" call by Wil Hershberger (ML506500)
- American woodcock whistling flight by George B. Reynard (ML506499)
Sources and more:
Episode 46