NPSpecies

Name change from Capella gallinago to Gallinago gallinago (Common snipe) in 1983. Winnowing courtship flights at Hidden Lake (Van Buskirk and Smith 1994). Courtship flights and calls are regularly heard near open beaver ponds in May; 5 records in July 1970 by R. O. Peterson (Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982).; Data Source: Egan 2005. Egan and Oelfke 1999. Van Buskirk and Smith 1994. Janke, Peterson, Peterson, and Lindsay 1994. Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982.

Park is within breeding range (Sibley 2000).; Data Source: Sibley 2000. Brewer, McPeek, and Adams 1991. Krefting, Shelton, Lee, and Gilbert 1966.

Commonly observed during breeding bird surveys (Egan 2005). Uncommon (Janke, Peterson, Peterson, and Lindsay 1994). Uncommon summer resident at inland wetlands (Van Buskirk and Smith 1994).; Data Source: Egan 2005. Janke, Peterson, Peterson, and Lindsay 1994. Van Buskirk and Smith 1994.

Park Species Detail: Recorded as Capella gallinago in Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982. Name change to Gallinago gallinago (Common snipe) in 1983 as per The History of North American Bird Names in the American Ornithologists' Union Checklists 1886 - 2000. Website accessed on September 27, 2005 (http://members.aol.com/darwinpage/zoo/AOUb.htm#Woodcock)., Park Species Data Source: Egan 2005. Sibley 2000. Egan and Oelfke 1999. Van Buskirk and Smith 1994. Janke, Peterson, Peterson, and Lindsay 1994. Brewer, McPeek, and Adams 1991. Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982. Krefting, Shelton, Lee, and Gilbert 1966.