I still have fond memories of a Christmas Bird Count when a group of us were looking at a flock of geese on the ice of a frozen lake. We were trying to get a good count. We were also becoming a bit suspicious of the lack of movement, when a figure emerged from the middle of the flock and began rearranging the geese.
Chuck Hundertmark Lafayette, CO > On Mar 10, 2020, at 8:12 AM, 'Migrant' via Colorado Birds > <[email protected]> wrote: > > A couple of years ago there was a great egret being reported on a pond in > north Jeffco- maybe up on Indiana or MacIntyre? Anyway, I went by for a look, > and the egret, which was oddly immobile, proved to be a fairly convincing > statue. It was not hard to understand how it could fool an observer, > especially on a busy street where observations might be “drive by”. > > Norm Lewis > Jeffco > > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Mar 9, 2020, at 5:30 PM, Carl Bendorf <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> 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 >> >> <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] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/3bffb5c6-28ad-4a09-9c2a-5a4e7f82968b%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/3bffb5c6-28ad-4a09-9c2a-5a4e7f82968b%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > > > -- > 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] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/54B2DAB2-11DC-46B4-B0CB-92BE6D241428%40aol.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/54B2DAB2-11DC-46B4-B0CB-92BE6D241428%40aol.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- 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/922BECDB-2156-4107-A3D5-0D570ED51F0E%40gmail.com.
