I have a couple of questions regarding woodcocks.  I live in Central Ohio and have never seen the woodcock mating behavior.  I was wondering if someone could suggest an area to visit where I might be likely to see this.

My second question....

Late last year I found a woodcock at the Glacier Ridge Metro Park.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bugtrumpet/3719701852/

As it walked past me (I was on the raised walkway and it came out of the cattails in the formerly swampy area) it showed me this.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bugtrumpet/3718911415/

I interpreted this as a threat display.  Is that the correct interpretation?  It displayed like this as it came fairly close to me and until it was perhaps 15-20 feet away.

Thanks
Tim Hutson

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