Telling the Seasons by a Woodcock Clock

A rendition of a woodcock by Julie Zickefoose. hide caption
A rendition of a woodcock by Julie Zickefoose.
Everyone has a favorite harbinger of spring. I nominate a pudgy brown bird with big brown eyes and an over-sized bill.
Commentator Julie Zickefoose prefers to enjoy spring evenings in the meadow behind her house near Whipple, Ohio.