What's flying near you?

I'd never heard of that bird either so I goggled it and this came up:

"Almost all who have eaten them say that woodcock is the king of game birds, greater even than canvasback duck. The flavor of woodcock is said to be strong, gamey-in-a-good-way, and like nothing else. They say the earth moves when you bite into one that has been perfectly cooked: pink, and just a little bloody."

Sounds a bit exciting if you ask me!

What they obviously forgot to mention was the traditional method for cooking them which is whole with guts still in and it skewered with its own beak. 

a little off putting to me.