At 02:30 PM 12/6/97 EST, you wrote:
>Speaking of which, does anyone have any favorite "fake and fraudulent" birds
>you've encountered leading up to some sudden and embarrassing stops, only to
>discover that these are decoys or the works of clever artists or
residents, or
>malicious birders which turn up in unexpected places. A few of my favorites,
>now in addition to the here mentioned Bainbridge Island heron, are listed
here
>in no particular order:

Yeah, the very first field-trip I ever led, to Sauvie Island (near
Portland) on
opening day of duck season. The person who'd volunteered "couldn't make it"
(probably after finding out it was the first hunt day of the year!) and I was
asked.

Leading a stream of cars, pull off to a screeching stop to view a far off pond
full of ... a set of duck decoys... oops!


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