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![Profile of a light brown bird with dark speckling on the ground. Very long bill and tail cocked upright.](https://will.illinois.edu/images/uploads/39695/img_1299__medium.jpg)
![An American Woodcock in Meadowbrook Park in Urbana, IL.](https://will.illinois.edu/images/uploads/36381/woodcock_web__medium.jpg)
Return of the American Woodcock, Another March Madness
One of the early season highlights of birding in central Illinois is the widespread return in March of a bird called the American woodcock.
One of the early season highlights of birding in central Illinois is the widespread return in March of a bird called the American woodcock.