an initiative of AIC
the sightings map

Ducks in the wild.

Every pin is a real duck, spotted by a real person, and shared with the flock. Scan the QR code on a duck's tag and this is where you land. 67 sightings and counting, across 18 countries — from a cruise-ship buffet in the Bahamas to the Chagall windows in Jerusalem, a car wash in South Carolina to a burger joint in Athens.

real sightings · exact locations

Latest

67 approved

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what a photo goes through

A person looks before anything goes live.

  1. Received

    Nothing is public yet — not the pin, not your words, not the photo. Keep the link we give you to check on it.

  2. In review

    A volunteer reads what you wrote and checks the photo against the photo rules.

  3. Approved

    Your pin, your words and your photo go up on the map together.

  4. Returned

    Something needs a change — maybe a face to crop, or a different shot. We'll say what, and you can send it again.

  5. Approved, no photo

    Your words passed and the photo didn't. The pin and your words go up with our stock duck in place of the photo.

why we do it

Stories that float.

Every pin comes with a note from whoever found it. These are three that stopped us.

I looked down and saw it there, hidden as if it had been waiting just for me. I smiled before I even realized I was smiling.
Portugal— a finder by the elevator
A kosher duck flew to Australia and has now found a new home. I am not Jewish but I love the Jewish people.
Reservoir, Australia— a new Quacker
This duck appeared, carrying the Hebrew word “Shalom.” It was a divine coincidence. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
the Caribbean— a first-time cruiser

found a duck?

Now what?

I found a kosher duck — now what?

Mazel — you've been ducked! Scan the QR code on its tag and it brings you right here, to the sightings map. Tell us where it turned up — a photo, a headline, the city — and your find joins the flock on the map. Then keep it, or hide it again for the next stranger. That's the whole loop.

Do I have to give the duck back?

Never — the duck is yours now. Set it on a windowsill, hand it to someone who needs a smile, or hide it somewhere new so a stranger gets the same surprise you did. However it goes, you kept it floating.

Do I need an account to add my sighting?

No account, no sign-up. Add a photo, where you found it, and a line about the moment, and send it over. We give every sighting a quick look before it lands on the map — no invented sightings, ever.

What if a kid found the duck?

Wonderful — that's often exactly who does. If they're under 13, a parent or teacher submits the sighting for them (our rule, and a good one).

Spotted a duck?

Snap a photo, tag the location, and add it to the map. Your sighting gets a photo, a headline, and a spot in the flock.

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