89 Wilson's Snipe

• A group of snipes are called a; Leash / Walk / Whisper / Winnowing / Volley.
• Wilson's Snipe is still a shore bird that is hunted.  It is a fast flyer and very elusive to hunt.  Hunters who became good at hunting Snipes became known as Snipers. Sharpshooters of the 19th century and the term has stuck.
• The male makes a non-vocal sound known as Winnowing or drumming the sound is made by Vibrating outer tail feathers that are spread wide when diving.  This he does to impress the females.
• He has 16 tail feathers compared to 14 in the Common Snipe.
• Insects worms and plant material are its food.
• I took a picture of this guy in flight and it was just a blur.