On Nov 17, 6:56*am, JohnH wrote:
Is this a protected species? Is it migratory?

Does going fifty miles to float in a river make it an aquatic bird? Does it
have webbed feet? Or does it just spin webs as it practices to deceive?
--
A Harry Krause truism:

"It's not a *baby* kicking, beautiful bride, it's just a fetus!"

I looked it up in Peterson's Field Guide. It says the bird is a dull
gray and brown with a large beak, a most unattractive species, prone
to erratic behavior and puffing of feathers.