If you are wondering about the American Woodcock other nickname here it is:
The American Woodcock is nicknamed "timberdoodle" due to its habitat in young forests/woodlands ("timber") and its, at times, silly or ditsy, rocking, "doodle"-like movement while searching for food. The term originated in the mid-19th century, with one of the first recorded uses appearing in an 1839
"How many lessons of faith and beauty we should lose, if there were no winter in our year!"
-- Thomas Wentworth Higginson
