Migrating American Woodcocks Set Off a Birding Frenzy in NYC’s Bryant Park NYT | Top Stories Neil Vigdor 2 April 2026 at 06:44 American woodcocks, also known as timberdoodles, are bopping and shimmying through the park, charming visitors during a pit stop on their northerly migration. © Neil Vigdor/The New York TimesAn American woodcock visited Bryant Park in Manhattan on Tuesday on its way north.