Update: Today is election day, and although most people are focusing more on the Presidential election next year, there are many important state and local decisions to be made. In honor of Election Day I am re-posting this blog about… Read More
The passenger pigeon was hunted to extinction during the last century. One method used by hunters was to sew a decoy pigeon’s eyes closed to attract other pigeons. It was called a “stool;” hence the term “stool pigeon.”
source: from an article by Paul R. Ehrlich, David S. Dobkin, and Darryl Wheye.