Woodcock in Oven

On Tuesday at the Feeder-filling Squad weekly work session in the Evodia Field, several people mentioned that they had seen a Woodcock in the Oven earlier. It's another early harbinger of spring. I didn't find it. Yesterday a website reader, Lysiane Ribeiro sent in the picture below of a Woodcock she saw in the Oven yesterday.. Lucky Lysiane.

PS Now that the weather has turned wintry, the birds are really emptying the sunflower seed feeders completely by the fiollowing Tuesday.. And the moment the newly-filled suet feeders are put up, waiting woodpeckers are there gobbling away. Very gratifying.

PPS I'm the suet lady this year, taking over from Lee Stinchcomb who is in Florida until June. [Marianne Girards also brings in suet.] Every week at no charge I get a nice packet of organic beef trimmings from Whole Foods at Union Square . Nothing but the best for our Central Park customers! [We're preparing a Certificate of Appreciation for the meat dep't at Whole Foods.]

American Woodcock in Oven--1/30/07
Photo by Lysiane Ribeiro