FROM 
Germantown, Pa., Jan. 26, 1879. 
Editor Forest and Stream : 
In the article Headed “ Are Woodcock Nocturnal?” there is certainly 
a mistake as regards time. About mating season, which takes place in 
early spring, the woodcock is In the habit ol soaring, and often ascends 
to the height of two or three hundred feet, and comes down nearly in 
the same spot. His habit is to feed at dusk and early in the morning, 
before day, and also through the day, although not as Industriously in the 
day time. If these woodcock did soar in the middle of summer, they 
must have made a mistake as to the time of the year ; if he did not soar 
in the summer, your correspondent has made a mistake in the time. 
The mistake lies between the woodcock and the man, but as far as my 
experience goes, the woodcock has the inside track. 
Constant Header. 
