. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. 226 BIRDS OF AMERICA Nest and Eggs.— Nest : On ground, on brushy bottoms or in open woods, usually not tar from water; a depression in the leaves without Hning. Eggs: 3 or 4, bufify to grayish-white, irregularly and thickly spotted with pale reddish-brown. Distribution.— Eastern North America ; breeds from northeastern North Dakota, southern Manitoba, north- ern Michigan, southern Quebec, and Nova Scotia south to southern Kansas, southern Louisiana, and northern Florida; winters from southern Missouri, the Ohio Valley, and New Jersey (rarely Massach
. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. 226 BIRDS OF AMERICA Nest and Eggs.— Nest : On ground, on brushy bottoms or in open woods, usually not tar from water; a depression in the leaves without Hning. Eggs: 3 or 4, bufify to grayish-white, irregularly and thickly spotted with pale reddish-brown. Distribution.— Eastern North America ; breeds from northeastern North Dakota, southern Manitoba, north- ern Michigan, southern Quebec, and Nova Scotia south to southern Kansas, southern Louisiana, and northern Florida; winters from southern Missouri, the Ohio Valley, and New Jersey (rarely Massachusetts) south to Texas and southern Florida; ranges casually to Saskatchewan, Keewatin, Colorado, Newfoundland, and Bermuda. During the day the W'uudcock sits quietly in a shadowy retreat, usually in the swamps, but often in open upland woods. It may also be flushed in " slashings," where will be found the " f(jrm " of old leaves where it had nestled. The swampy coverts which " Mr. Big-eyes " prefers are clean, sweet localities, where alders and willows like to grow. The bird is by no means confined to such resorts for it may be found nesting well up in the hills, though even there a favorite resort is generally not far away, to which it travels in the evening and forages for its nocturnal sup]3er. Often in the evening I have seen it against the fading west, bound for its own particular restau- rant. Even after night had fallen its familiar scape could be heard. Some of our birds are enveiled in mystery and the Woodcock is not the least strange of this coterie. It often lives where its presence is un- suspected. One of the best Woodcock covers I have knovifn was within the limits of the city of Brooklyn. Fortunately this knowledge was not shared by others, so the birds were little hunted. Into this retreat the birds would come silently some April night, and from it they would dis- appear some October day as mysteriously. The flight is swift tho
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