I'm not a lawyer but according to the Migratory Bird Act treaty of 1918, "it shall be unlawful at any time, by any means or in any manner, to pursue ... any migratory bird..." While the bulk of the wording refers to hunting or taking activities, the Act does begin with the word "pursue". Following a bird into an area to try to flush it certainly sounds like pursuit to me. ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]