Woodcock Dance

Of all the harbingers of spring the mating dance of the woodcock is, shall we say, the most explosive. The woodcock dudes, doing their full-on female strut, put a summer night at the Lampost to shame.

For starters, check out some of their aliases: bog suckers, mud bats or timberdoodles.

But names are nothing compared to the aerial display which ends with daredevil plummet to earth, all in the name of love.

Check out the show tonight, March 23, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., at the Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary.

The guided tour is free for members, $5 for nonmembers.