Just after the Miaoli Birdwatching Society had joyfully completed its annual duck watch, 300 greenwinged teal died along the banks of the Houlung River. The worst of it was that as they died, more kept arriving, and would not leave despite seeing their companions grow fewer by the day.
苗栗鳥會才高高興興辦完雁鴨季活動，後龍溪沿岸卻死了三百多隻小水鴨，糟的是，它們屢仆屢起，不肯離去，眼看著同伴每天少掉一些。