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Index of Subjects Hi Paul, I thought that one Woodcock was probably swallowing 1 or 2 items between 0.55 & 1.05. I'm sure it would take absolutely anything alive so that could be nematodes or very small worms or any invertebrate. Certainly we don't see them getting any large earthworms & we also know some are starving. Things are improving very rapidly right now. Woodcock are early migrants and they always cope with extensive snow cover in the woods. They can't cope with total snow cover (except on driveways, roadsides and beaches) but that's what they found this year. Best, Rick. On 4/12/15, Paul Ruggles <cpruggles@eastlink.ca> wrote: > Thanks Rick, > I watched the 2 birds for about one hour and did not see either of them get > a solitary worm. The robin had somewhat better luck. Could the woodcock have > got some other nourishment based on what you observed in the video? > Paul. > > On 2015-04-12, at 8:28 AM, Rick Whitman wrote: > >> It was interesting to see their feeding behaviour documented in your >> video, Paul. I think the great majority of the Woodcock are along the >> Atlantic coast but a few made it further north. Conditions here will >> have been at least as difficult for them. There were two birds working >> the few, very small open areas along the upper Gaspereau River on >> Friday. I was able to photograph one to my satisfaction, showing the >> gorgeous patterns on the back. It is interesting how a pattern that is >> this intricate is, in fact, perfectly symmetrical, allowing for very >> minimal feather adjustment on each side. >> >> http://rickwhitman.smugmug.com/Nature/Birds-April-June-2015/i-KJN4PHX/A >> >> Rick Whitman >> >> On 4/11/15, Paul Ruggles <cpruggles@eastlink.ca> wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> I have posted a new video with some "shots" of 2 American Woodcocks that >>> I >>> happened to come upon at my daughter's home on Saint Margarets Bay. >>> Paul. >>> >>> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN9vPZWRq8auD66f8rfEKeQ > >
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