New Yorkers flock to Manhattan park for lovable woodcocks’ bobbing strut

Visitors gather to take photos of an American woodcock as it pauses along its spring migration route at Bryant Park in New York, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Emily Wang Fujiyama)An American woodcock forages as it pauses along its spring migration route at Bryant Park in New York, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Emily Wang Fujiyama)An American woodcock forages as it pauses along its spring migration route at Bryant Park in New York, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Emily Wang Fujiyama)Visitors take photos of an American woodcock as it pauses along its spring migration route at Bryant Park in New York, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Emily Wang Fujiyama)An American woodcock rests in a bed of ivy as it pauses along its spring migration route at Bryant Park in New York, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Emily Wang Fujiyama)

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Visitors gather to take photos of an American woodcock as it pauses along its spring migration route at Bryant Park in New York, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Emily Wang Fujiyama)