Timberdoodle Trek at Farnham Connolly State Park, Canton, MA

Join us on Saturday, April 12, 2025 at Farnham Connolly State Park in Canton, MA to celebrate the start of spring with American Woodcocks, or Timberdoodles, or Bog Suckers, or whatever you want to call them. America's strangest shorebird, the American Woodcock, is unique in many ways. It lives in the forest (a shorebird in the forest?!), and at the beginning of the breeding season in late March through mid-April, the male uses nearby open spaces to court onlooking females. This dazzling flight display is what the MYBC will be setting out to look for in April.

Pictured to the right: American Woodcock sitting in the snow. Image was taken at our 2023 Woodcock Walk - let us know if it is your photo!

WHERE: Farnham Connolly State Park, 705 Neponset Street, Canton, MA 02021

WHEN: Saturday, April 12, 7:00 - 8:30PM

WHAT TO BRING:

• Layers

• Water

• Winter Weather Apparel - it might get chilly as the sun goes down!

• Comfortable Walking Shoes

• Binoculars (we have loaner binoculars for participants to use during the program)

ACCESSIBILITY: This event is free. We will be walking paved and unpaved trails as well as boardwalks. There is an accessible portable toilet on-site.

Registration is required for this free event.

REGISTER HERE