[office_drone]

> When they feed on grasshoppers and strawberries, Upland Sandpipers are “truly delicious.”

In our era where foodies exist and some number of them have effectively no spending limit, I wonder if any business raises sandpipers for use in a truly rare dining experience.

[foreigner]

This is the plot of "The Freshman", which is an excellent movie. Starring Matthew Broderick, and featuring Marlon Brando parodying himself in The Godfather!

[bwestergard]

They are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty, and in the U.S. under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

[office_drone]

That just means that certain permits may be needed, and only in two countries out of the bird's natural range of two dozen.

[msrenee]

Three countries, but your point stands.