Harry V. Shourds Robin Snipe

Harry V. Shourds (1861-1920) Tuckerton, NJ, c. 1890 8 1/2 in. long

This example has a rich red breast and tight stippled paint. Red knot carvings by this maker are rare with the majority of Shourds decoys fashioned as plovers and yellowlegs. This long-distance migrant flies more than 9,000 miles from south to north every spring, and then reverses the trip every fall. Original paint with light gunning wear and a one-half-inch bill tip restoration.