Gibson WATER OUZEL @ 1931 in the water and preserved its equilibrium perfectly. Finally it took refuge under a bank of sod and as I waded into the water to dislodge the apparently wounded bird, it suddenly flew off out from under my hands and dashed around a bend in the creek some 10 yds up stream. and apparently saw it was evidently unhurt. Waded cautiously towards the bend and there saw it perched on a rock. Inframed from shooting and after several minutes of bobbing up and down it flew back to its former perch nearer me and unconcernedly commenced to feed in the shallow rippling water. It fed here for about 5 minutes before I secured it. Was its pantomime of a wounded bird merely a blind ? Its feeding actions were rapid and pure. Wading into the water it thrust its bill under the surface to catch every noticeable grub and when the water became too deep it due to some small pocket, it traversed it on the surface with a lunching take off. Occasionally it completely submerged itself in its probing after food. It uttered no call