What the HE double hockey sticks is this?

Jack,

That's a rare tree snipe. Last time I saw one of those I was my way to get a bucket of prop wash, box of nail holes and some spark plugs for my diesel lawnmower at the hardware store when my VW bug ran low on coolant and I had to pull over. I grabbed my metric adjustable wrench, popped open the front hood and just as I did, I heard a loud "squawk". I turned and there he was, perched on a shyhook. I could have crapped a brass magnet. Like Mike says, I'm pretty sure that one's a baby tree snipe as the one I saw was about 2' long judging by the 3 foot meter stick I had in the trunk.