Saw a dazed but alive Woodcock plop down in front of a building on the northeast corner of Park Ave. and 53rd. st. this early afternoon. Poor thing was stunned after hitting the building I guess and then plopped down on the sidewalk across the street in front of us. Before I could get to it it fluttered up about 50 feet or so and over Park going west, circled around and flew back down 53rd. going east, curved south on Park and landed about 40 feet up on the side of a building on Park. Couldn't stay to see where it went after that, but hope it made it to Central Park at least:-( Never seen one stranded like that in the city. Poor thing. Andrew Andrew BlockConsulting Naturalist Yonkers, New York www.flickr.com/photos/conuropsis/albums --
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