Ocracoke Running Dowitcher

Ocracoke, North Carolina, circa 1900, carved and painted wood, iron stake and iron bill.

Length 9.5 in.

A similar example is published on page 121 of Mattamuskeet and Ocracoke Waterfowl Heritage by Jack Dudley. Shorebird decoys from Ocracoke are extremely rare.

Paint worn to bare wood in most places, head is loose to the body, corrosion to bill and stake.