With a list of names like Timberdoodle, Bog Sucker, Labrador Twister, Mudsnipe and Little Russet Fella, it's no surprise that the American Woodcock is an attention-grabbing critter.
Co-hosts Charlie Mitchell (phenology coordinator, woodcock enthusiast) and Julia Schrenkler (Director of Audience Engagement, woodcock admirer) opine about our well-camouflaged woodland neighbor, discuss the joys of listening to student phenologists, and chat about the science of decomposition.
We hear from North Shore Community School students and an interview with Grace Malinowski (project coordinator for the Offal Wildlife Watching Project).
For more on the American Woodcock, check out this report on their population status recommended by Julia and this playlist of ridiculous YouTube videos about Woodcocks.
Attributions
- Woodcock peent audio by Jonathon Jongsma, XC78342. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/78342.
- The "...he is really really one hundred per cent angleworm" quote was by Rex Brasher.
- The North Shore Community School phenology talkback and Grace Malinowski's interview originally aired on KAXE.
- This episode was produced by Charlie Mitchell and Heidi Holtan.
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