Woodcock Day on World Peace Wetland Prairie was February 23, 2008.

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Lauren Hawkins worked on World Peace Wetland Prairie, removing honeysuckle roots and preparing the ground for a few transplants, on February 23 and 24, 2008. This year's official woodcock day turned out to be February 23.
Lauren reported jumping a woodcock near the south end of the central flow area of World Peace Wetland Prairie after Aubrey Shepherd went all the way to the west fence to try to get a photo of Canada geese that were honking and flying over Pinnacle Prairie. A woodcock near the fence jumped up behind Aubrey after he got to the fence.
Every year since 2005 when the 30 acres of wooded wetland and wetland prairie to the north was cleared for the Aspen Ridge townhome development, woodcock have been spotted on World Peace Wetland Prairie at some time during the fall, winter or spring. February 23, 2008, is now officially Woodcock Day 2008 at World Peace Wetland Prairie.
Others who jump the wonderful ground-oriented game birds that love to search for worms in the moist-soil thickets of WPWP are invited to share information and photos if they have them.
Hunters find woodcock an elusive target. Photographers have an even tougher time getting a photo of a woodcock in flight. They don't make a sound until they burst out of the brush and hands that don't shake when trying to focus on a woodcock in flight are few.