timberdoodle

/ˈtɪmbər duːdəl/
noun
  1. An informal name for the American woodcock, a bird with a long bill that lives in forests and fields.
    • The timberdoodle is known for its funny, bobbing walk.
    • Hunters sometimes call the woodcock a timberdoodle.
    • We saw a timberdoodle probing the mud for worms at dusk.
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