Oct 1, 2025 By Brad Hundt 2 min read

CANONSBURG – In Canonsburg over the last couple of days, it’s been here a quack, there a quack, everywhere a quack-quack.

The reason is an invasion of tiny rubber ducks that happened sometime Sunday night or Monday morning. They took over Pike Street from the borough’s offices up to Jefferson Avenue. Hundreds of the ducks could be found outside businesses on the street, and though their number had been a bit reduced by Tuesday morning, they were still the talk of Canonsburg.

One passerby strolling down the street remarked without any prompting, “These ducks are everywhere,” then added, “It’s kind of cool.”

Dave Rhome, Canonsburg’s mayor, said that borough officials aren’t sure who put all the ducks out, but their identity isn’t really relevant – it’s brought a smile to people’s faces, and positive attention to the borough.

“There’s a lot of negativity in the world right now,” Rhome said. “But to see this fun and simple thing, life’s really good.”

He pointed out that whoever put all the ducks out “didn’t do any damage.”

Lynne Blaisdell, co-owner of All About Books With TLC on Pike Street, lives above the shop and “when I woke up (Monday morning) and looked out, I was like, ‘What is that?’ I just couldn’t stop smiling and I’m still smiling looking out.”

She added, “From a marketing perspective it’s a stroke of genius, because we’re getting a lot of attention.”

Dan Labutis, the owner of Fellin’s Pizzeria, theorized that the duck invasion is all part of a “social media thing.”

“It’s good for the community,” he said.

When she arrived at Country Paws Grooming on Monday morning, the ducks were “all over the place,” according to Angela Ambriz, a groomer.

“It had to be a couple of culprits,” she said. “They’re strategically placed.”