▁The ▁" w inn ow ing " ▁sound ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁call ▁of ▁a ▁bore al ▁ow l . ▁They ▁nest ▁in ▁a ▁well - hidden ▁location ▁on ▁the ▁ground . ▁ ▁Population ▁The ▁Wilson ' s ▁sni pe ▁was ▁reduced ▁near ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁by ▁hunting ▁and ▁habitat ▁destruction . ▁However , ▁this ▁bird ▁remains ▁fairly ▁common ▁and ▁not ▁considered ▁threatened ▁by ▁the ▁IU CN , ▁although ▁local ▁populations ▁are ▁sensitive ▁to ▁large - scale ▁dra ining ▁of ▁wet land . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁Bez ener , ▁A . ▁( 2 0 0 0 ). ▁Bird s ▁of ▁Ontario ▁p .   1 4 9 . ▁L one ▁P ine ▁Publishing , ▁Ed mont on . ▁ ▁Ident ification ▁ ▁Care y , ▁Geoff ▁and ▁Urban ▁Ol sson ▁( 1 9 9 5 ). ▁Field ▁identification ▁of ▁Common , ▁Wilson ' s , ▁P int ail ▁and ▁Sw inho e ' s ▁Sn ipes . ▁Bird ing ▁World ▁ 8 ( 5 ): ▁ 1 7 9 – 1 9 0 . ▁ ▁Le ader , ▁Paul ▁( 1 9 9 9 ). ▁Ident ification ▁forum : ▁Common ▁S ni pe ▁and ▁Wilson ' s ▁S ni pe ▁Bird ing ▁World ▁ 1 2 ( 9 ): ▁ 3 7 1 – 4 . ▁ ▁Re id , ▁Mar in ▁( 2 0 0 8 ). ▁Ident ification ▁of ▁Wilson ' s ▁and ▁Common ▁S ni pe ▁British ▁Bird s ▁ 1