Host Gail Buhl is joined by Tim Jasinski, Wildlife Rehabilitation Specialist at Lake Erie Nature and Wildlife Center in Bay Village, Ohio. We talk about an underappreciated bird the Timberdoodle. What is a Timberdoodle you ask? Some know it as the "Bog Stomper." Bog Stomper is my new favorite name for the American Woodcock (Scolopax minor). Lake Erie Nature and Wildlife Center receives 200+ woodcock every year for rehabilitation.

Tim and I talk about the natural history of the Woodcock and  why that makes this species particularly difficult to rehabilitate. And on the flip side why the natural history of this bird is critical for successful rehabilitation efforts of adults and young orphans.

Tim and I got connected when a wildlife rehabilitation facility in Duluth, Minnesota, called Wildwoods, received some young Woodcock and we were looking for the best way to care for them. Valerie, Wildlife Rehabilitator at Wildwoods, Tim and I decided that after the busy season we would write down an SOP from all the information in Tim's head about rehabilitation of Woodcock. We did just that. 

On the Partners for Wildlife Podcast webpage there is a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for rehabilitation of adult and orphan American Woodcock for everyone to download and use. 

This is a long episode, so please pause and come back to it if you need to but I think you will find it a very interesting listen! 

Special thanks to Partners For Wildlife and The Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine. Our executive producer and host is Gail Buhl. Our producer is Kirk Klocke.

To learn more about The Raptor Center, visit Homepage | The Raptor Center (umn.edu). For more on Partners for Wildlife, visit Partners for Wildlife Home | The Raptor Center (umn.edu).