How to Use woodcock in a Sentence

woodcock

noun

• Even woodcocks, drawn to flower beds and patches of grass and trees, can suffer the same fate.
  — Zachary Lewis, cleveland.com, 30 Aug. 2019
• In the past, woodcock were abundant because there was plenty of young forest.
  — Michigan Wildlife Council, Detroit Free Press, 19 Sep. 2017
• The property has a 10-acre easement and offers frequent sightings this time of year of bluebirds and woodcocks.
  — Julie Lasky, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2020
• On the west side of Interstate 65 off 49th Street in Hobart lies a stretch of nature where turtles hatch, woodcocks nest, deer graze and six acres of native prairie plants grow.
  — Karen Caffarini, Post-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2017
• Miss Lusk’s woodcock sandwich mixed strained tomatoes and melted cheese, added raw eggs, and slathered the paste between layers of bread (or biscuits).
  — Smithsonian, 4 Nov. 2017
• Lug soles excel on hillsides while rubber boots are good in wet woodcock lowlands.
  — Tom Keer, Field & Stream, 2 June 2020
• These should make great carrying guns for thick-cover woodcock and quail hunters who need to keep one hand free for fending off brush, and who need a gun that handles quickly.
  — Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 22 Jan. 2020
• The last flights of woodcock were trickling through the Wisconsin north country, the flaming brilliance of a few weeks earlier having faded to somber gray.
  — David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 16 Jan. 2023
• While the grouse, woodcock and deer always have been plentiful, enjoying down time, time around the campfire, and family and friends makes the cabin special.
  — Star Tribune, 27 May 2021
• American woodcocks also tend to wind up in residential yards this time of year.
  — Taylor Piephoff, charlotteobserver, 20 Apr. 2018
• Bear, dove and early goose seasons begin Sept. 1, with grouse, woodcock and duck seasons following, along with archery deer hunting.
  — Star Tribune, 20 Aug. 2020
• Reports of woodcock sightings from around the city started piling in after the snowstorm, according to people who track the bird populations in the city.
  — Eli Rosenberg, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2017
• Recent bird sightings reported to Mass Audubon: A number of American woodcocks have been observed calling at dusk in open fields near swampy woods, thanks to the mild weather.
  — Camilo Fonseca, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Feb. 2023
• An American woodcock was spotted at the Alewife Reservation in Cambridge.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 16 Dec. 2019
• An announcement from the agency’s fish and wildlife division explained that the development was meant to create a habitat for the American woodcock, a game bird.
  — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2023
• Grouse, pheasant, woodcock, wood duck, goose, mallard, rabbit, deer, bear, moose, fox, opossum—all and more have contributed ingredients to fishing flies over the years.
  — Morgan Lyle, Field & Stream, 31 Jan. 2020
• In northern Michigan's Benzie County, woodcock hunters will find plenty of public land with the spectacular fall colors in full bloom.
  — Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 23 Aug. 2017
• On its website, the department wrote on Feb. 1 that the work sought to create 21 acres of habitat for the American woodcock, a member of the sandpiper family that uses its long, narrow beak to forage for earthworms in damp soil.
  — Wayne Parry, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2023
• At 6:53 two American woodcocks lifted off close by, identified by the characteristic whistling sound from their wings.
  — Taylor Piephoff, charlotteobserver, 22 Dec. 2017
• This restoration has also improved habitat for virtually all game species, including woodcock, deer and turkey.
  — Michigan Wildlife Council, Detroit Free Press, 26 Feb. 2018
• The eastern third of the state usually holds a surprisingly robust wintering population of woodcock.
  — Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, 13 Dec. 2017
• Higginbotham plans to drop fluorescent yellow liquid into the woodcock’s eyes, which will highlight any scratches.
  — Lela Nargi, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2020
• The quirky and underrated woodcock was the inspiration for DeRosa’s Project Upland, a combination of magazine, podcast, film series, social media, and website.
  — Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 12 Oct. 2020

Last Updated: 11 Dec 2024