Philohela minor . 
Lake Umbagog, Maine. Peeping. 
1896. At evening went up to the knoll behind the barn to hear 
May 16. the Woodcock. He came flying from the cover at 7.30 and skim¬ 
ming close over the ground alighted well out in the field and 
began peeping. For half an hour or more he sang at least as 
often as once in two minutes and sometimes at intervals of • 
only a minute. Once I watched him through my glass during 
his entire flight but made out nothing new. He pitched down 
very steep inclines while singing. He had no particular peep¬ 
ing station but alighted at different places. This pasture 
is fjtlly 300 yards from the nest. I doubt if the peeping can 
be heard at all at the nest but the song can be, easily. 
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