Of course, there is the famous incident involving Roger Tory Peterson and the Dovekie decoy that was planted during a Christmas Bird Count in the Bronx in the 1930's. This link will take you to the book excerpt describing this amusing tale---there's even a bit of a Colorado connection!
https://books.google.com/books?id=MtnRCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA52&lpg=PA52&dq=roger+tory+peterson+dovekie+decoy&source=bl&ots=neQZR9uLkb&sig=ACfU3U1Btprln-ofiTZWS9E8VartHYe0CA&hl=en&ppis=_e&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjY5MD-xI7oAhWBo54KHa-UD60Q6AEwDXoECAwQAQ#v=onepage&q=roger%20tory%20peterson%20dovekie%20decoy&f=false Carl Bendorf Longmont, CO On Monday, March 9, 2020 at 9:30:18 AM UTC-6, Caleb A wrote: > > Haha, that reminds me of when I found a decoy Mute Swan on one of my >> neighborhood patch bodies of water. It gave me great pause, but I was so >> suspicious of the good fortune, and after investigating, I was sorely >> disappointed, but slightly humored, that someone had put one out on the >> water. Thankfully it's been removed now, so I can bird in peace ;) >> > *The birds are happy, and so am I*. > ~Caleb Alons > >> >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/3bffb5c6-28ad-4a09-9c2a-5a4e7f82968b%40googlegroups.com.
