President Obama's speech Monday was interrupted by someone with a phone that had a duck-call ringtone. I wasn't there.

It got a lot of giggles. My phone has a duck-call ringtone, too, and it always gets laughs or strange looks. In fact, my phone has a greeting call, you know, the call you use when you first see ducks at a distance and want to get them interested in your decoys.

Actually, it wasn't my idea. A repairman came to the house a few years back, and when his phone went off, it was a duck call. I immediately I had to have that ringtone because I'm an avid waterfowler.

I toyed with the idea of having a quail call, elk bugling, geese honking, an owl hooting, or the song of one of my favorite birds, but the duck call is loud and gets your attention fast.

You have to be careful of what kind of ringtone you get because it makes a statement. You wouldn't want a wolf howl on your phone going off in some Idaho town that is not-so-wolf-friendly. People also joke that if my phone goes off while I'm duck hunting, can I be accused of using an electronic call, which is illegal. Probably not. It's not that loud.

Anyway, I was in Boise Monday writing about the Boise River, not at the White House. I'm glad someone at the press conference likes ducks. Maybe he or she is a conservationist or waterfowl hunter?

One thing about it, it gets plenty of attention, as was seen at President Obama's speech. His reaction was, "Where do you guys get these ringtones?"