The weather was so pleasant last Sunday evening that I decided to do a little early evening birding. My chosen goal was to look for displaying American woodcock in an overgrown field off Rocky River ...

One of the rituals I shared with my children when they were growing up was stalking woodcocks during their spring courtship display. I guess I was sort of emulating a hero of mine named Aldo Leopold.

Every year, at just about this time, I start searching the skies above my yard for tree swallows. Their appearance is yet another hopeful sign that winter is beginning to loosen her grip on our ...

The Ruffed Grouse Society/American Woodcock Society has partnered with the Aldo Leopold Foundation to attend to the ...

Other than birders and hunters, most people don't even know the woodcock exists, never mind that this plump little woodland sandpiper goes into a wild and crazy mating display that is among the first ...

"I'd rather be a little weird than all boring." —Rebecca McKinsey (perhaps speaking for the woodcock) There is nothing normal about an American woodcock. Even its nicknames bear this out: bogsucker, ...

If you’ve ever watched Netflix’s “Dancing with the Birds,” you know some exotic birds exhibit incredibly complex (and impressive) mating rituals in faraway lands. But did you know Pennsylvania has its ...

As we celebrate 25 years of Something Wild, we hope you'll enjoy looking back at some of our favorite episodes. We're digging into the archives and reminiscing with producers. This episode with Dave ...