While birding near Oxford, Alabama on August 3, 1963, young Nicky Burrows of Oxford and I stirred up a most unusual sight. A peppery little Short-billed Marsh Wren started scolding us from a portion of a high-grass field near a swamp. Nicky, investigated one of the wren’s stopping places in the tall grass and discovered a dummy nest. We searched for other nests, especially the real one, but to no avail.