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BIRD SIGHTINGS OF WASHINGTON, D.C.
237 Sharp-shinned Hawks, 19 Sharp-tailed Grouse, 3 Mourning Doves
1192 Godwits, 1 Bush Tit, 353 White-breasted Nuthatchs
52 peewees
17 Coots, 19 Grey butcherbirds, 11 Common Grackles
1 Mockingbird, 52 Laughing kookaburra
99 Laughing Gulls, and 1500 Bonaparte's Gulls.
1 Royal albatross
7 Lincoln sparrows, 33 Carolina Chickadees,
1 Magpie goose (Anseranus semipalmata),
92 Hardheads (Aythya australis_)
79 Brown-headed Cowbirds
11 Turkey Vultures, 39 American Crows
7 short-billed dowitchers, 13 houbara bustards
1 Gang-gang cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum)
3 Nighthawks and about 100 Swifts, settling into the same
Victorian chimney as the night
99 Killdeer, 11 Greater Yellowlegs, 249 Lesser Yellowlegs
7 American redstarts, 15 American Bittern,
12 Loggerhead Shrike, 73 Blue-gray Gnatcatchers
and a Topknot pigeon roosting in a large hackberry tree
5 Mourning Warblers, 4 Indian Peafowls,
3 Black-breasted buzzards, 2 Common Loons,
and a Partridge in a Pear Tree
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http://www.aracnet.com/~pdxavets/hanlon8.htm
When the glowing in the sky disappeared we went below deck; I
couldn't sleep. At daylight we had a light breakfast then a few
of us boarded an LSI that ferried us back to Johnston Island.
An elaborate water sprinkler-deluge system had been erected on
Sand (bird) island that had huge water pumps driven by diesel
engines. The engine and pumps were started remotely a few
minutes prior to the detonation so that thousands and thousands
of native birds would be soaked with sea water, thus preventing
most of them from attempting to fly when startled by the
extremely bright light, the shock wave, and heat.
After offloading from the LSI we were given orders and
instructions that were to be carried out immediately; each man
gather 2930 burlap bags and tie wire, then break into groups of
2 men, get into small aluminum boats with outboard motors, and
motor around the atoll to pick up all the birds that did not
survive the nuclear blast, stuff them in the burlap bags until
full, then wire the end of the bag closed and sink the bag to
the ocean floor. ( Frankly, as the hair on my body was singed
from the blast, it had really burnt the birds feathers). The
watering system was reasonably effective. However we did gather
about a thousand or so maimed, floundering, or dead birds. All
of the clean-up gathering of the birds was done before the
visiting elected Congressmen, and appointed public officials
returned to Johnston island.
Quote from the Honolulu newspaper,
"this is the way the world ends'
this is the way the world ends,
this is the way the world ends.... "
There would not have been time to finish T.S. Elliot's poem. For
a part of a second in the middle of the night there was a sunrise
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3. Bush Greenwatch
... candidates has remained under the radar screen -- despite a
legal record that includes arguing on behalf of the Bush
Administration that bombing birds is good ...
http://www.bushgreenwatch.org/mt_archives/000015.php
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. Birders Can Defeat Bush
The nation's 15 million birdwatchers can determine the outcome
of the 2004 Presidential election.
Sponsored by: http://www.birdersunitedtodefeatbush.com
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28. Two Birds in Bush's Cabinet Better Watch Out
Printer Friendly VersionE-Mail This Article. Published on
Wednesday, April 11, 2001 in the Boston Globe. Two Birds in Bush'
s Cabinet Better Watch Out. by Derrick Z. Jackson. NO BIRDS
ESCAPE President Bush's aviary.
http://www.commondreams.org/views01/0411-03.htm
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http://www.ncac.org/projects/art_now/commemorating.html
Even The Birds Were On Fire" is accompanied by an installation
of 45 feet long and 8 feet scroll and quintophonic audio
composed of texts, images and other ephemera collected from the
people and the streets of New York during the hours, and
subsequently days and weeks, immediately following Sept. 11 --
including texts by poets and political commentators
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Experimentals...Aerobatics...Aviation Enthusiasts
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adventurous aviation gifts, products, pilot supplies and more
for the strange bird pilot. Hundreds of products from OSI,Oregon ...
flying machines we have aptly nicknamed, "Strange Birds" , you
are always welcome here ... compass watches, Leatherman
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http://www.tinmangallery.com/poems/WPoemSept112001.html
passenger birds flying high in the sky
which one is friendly
which one is enemy
the eagle - sensing danger -
closes it's nest
sending passenger birds
north - to land
on the Canadian Beaver's tail
as the British Lion
jumps to the side of
the American Eagle
some of those - who love to hate
danced in the streets
blaming the eagle's
anti-Islamic foreign policy
as cause for the eagle's pain
...
some of those - who love to hate
preached moral majority from their pulpits
of how the gays - lesbians
and pro-choice advocates
had stolen god's protection
from the eagle
now was the time
to make laws
punishing them
some blame the terror
on eagle's foreign policy hawks
for going too far in it's fight against the bear
some blame the terror
on eagle's infidel troops
stationed on holy Islamic soil
some blame the terror
on the eagle's hawks
for always thinking of war
some blame the terror
on the eagle's greed
for thinking only thinking of its oil interests
some blame the terror
on the eagle
saying it attacked its own towers
some blame the terror
on the eagle for thinking
of its own political advantages
...
reasoned logic
of implication negation and conclusion
pitted to defend the eagle
pitted to blame the eagle
now irrelevant
whatever the eagle's imperfections
fate
fate has given the eagle it's direction
lead the peace-hungry world
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/08/21/
MN213361.DTL
THE BEST-SELLER IS A BIRD GUIDE
If you are what you read, there is probably no better bellwether
than Book Ends, the only bookstore in Ely. The best-seller there
is still the same as it was before last September -- the Audubon
Society's "Sibley Guide to Birds." Tom Clancy and "Lord of the
Rings" are also on the shelves, but there's nothing resembling
the terrorism or Middle East analyses that fill display tables
in San Francisco and Berkeley.
"Nobody's ever asked for any books about Osama-bin-whatsit or
any of those other fellers here, so I never ordered any," owner
Faye Mullins says with a grin.
Across the street at the Hotel Nevada, retired prison guard
Margaret Ferguson says that even if her neighbors knew every
last detail about Al Qaeda's next move, it wouldn't make one
whit of difference. In fact, soon enough nothing will make much
difference because terrorism is just a tiny part of a big story,
she says while she methodically jams nickels into the Winning
Touch slot machine.
"Armageddon is coming, it says so in the Good Book, and this is
as good a place to be as any," Ferguson says. She's the fourth
person in the past three hours to voice the same fear in random
conversations along Main Street, and when told that she nods
sagely.
"Yep, we're no fools here," Ferguson murmurs, squinting up and
taking a long pull off her cigarette. She turns back to her
machine. "Armageddon. Mark my words."
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4. ZNet |Iraq | Birds And Bombs
... I wish Iraq quiet mornings full of bird songs and the
fragrance of flowering bazringosh bushes along the banks of an
ancient, life-giving and civilization ...
http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=15&...
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16. Tail gunners added to Iraq-bound birds
Tail gunners added to Iraq-bound birds. In-Depth Coverage.
Marine Corps News. Submitted by: MCB Camp Pendleton Story
Identification #: 200473161143 Story by Pfc ...
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2004/07/...
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18. Poets Against the War
... Birds of Iraq. ... Who thinks of the sooty falcon, the
rustic bunting, the common babbler, the ring ouzel, & red-
breasted merganser, & all the other birds of Iraq? ...
http://www.poetsagainstthewar.org/displaypoem.asp?AuthorID=2...
Birds of Iraq
"In the name of peace, if he does not disarm,
I will lead a coalition of the willing to disarm Saddam Hussein."
? President George W. Bush, 1/17/2003
The President is afraid
that the oil of Saddam
might go up in plumes
& what that will mean for the economy
of the Iraq to come ?
So add to the human loss,
the smoke of the oil of wealth
smudging the air of birds.
Who thinks of the sooty falcon,
the rustic bunting, the common babbler,
the ring ouzel, & red-breasted merganser,
& all the other birds of Iraq?
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19. Burningbird
Iraq could decide on any given day to provide biological or
chemical weapons to a terrorist group or to individual
terrorists, The war on...
http://weblog.burningbird.net/
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http://www.quia.com/pages/computerenglish.html
Whetstone High School
4405 Scenic Drive
Columbus, Ohio 43214
Phone: 3656060
Sept. 3final copy of personal essay
Sept. 4 "The Most Dangerous Game" Read in class
Sept. 5 Story activities
Sept. 6 Story Activiites
Sept. 9 review on "The Most Dangerous Game"
Sept 10 short video and vocabulary review
Sept 11 Test on "The Most Dangerous Game"
Sept 12 Review
Sept 13 Test on "The Most Dangerous Game"
Sept. 16 "The Birds"
Sept 17 Birds
Sept 18 birds
Sept 19 "The Birds"
Sept 20 "review
Sept 23 Test on "The Birds" (Early Release)
Sept.24 paper introduction
Sept 25 Paper introduction
Sept 26 rough draft comparison contrast
Sept 27 final copy-due Monday September 30
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http://www.utah.edu/unews/releases/03/dec/birdlice.html
"The idea was to see if rock pigeon lice can hang onto feathers
from different species of birds," Bush says.
Bush placed each bird on a tether made of fishing line and, one
at a time, let them fly above a University of Utah football
field until they landed. In a related experiment, she painlessly
removed feathers with the transplanted feather piece and taped
them to an electric fan rotating at 50 mph for 20 minutes.
Both parts of the experiment showed most of the rock pigeon lice
stuck to feathers, no matter what species of bird was the source
of the feather transplant.
"I had one louse on the fan for seven hours," Bush says. "I gave
up before it did."
Normally, a bird's beak "is like a guillotine," Bush says. ?It
chops off parts of the lice and crushes or slices them to remove
them.?
After two months, the scientists counted the number of lice on
each bird, and found big lice couldn't survive on small birds
because they couldn't hide in the feathers.
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37. HOG ON ICE: Birds for Bush
Broadcasting Live From the Holy City of Coral Gables -- 12.55! .
Ilanalanche | Main | Swift Boat Vets Loathe Kerry
July 28, 2004. Birds for Bush. We Love Landing in the Papers. My
name is Marvin. I am an African grey parrot. ... I will make him
run Birds for Bush, and then I will speak at the Republican
National Convention ... forming a pittsburgh chapter of birds
for bush. i can't talk or ...
http://www.littletinylies.com/archives/002414.html
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41. Madman Bush Hates "Birds of a Feather" Like Himself ...
An easy to use, free, bannerless blogging solution. ... The
madman Bush hates "birds of a feather" like himself ... Dubya
keeps repeating over and over and over again that
http://www.tblog.com/redir.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tblog.co...
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57. Bush Point Birds - April 7and 18, 2001
Bush Point Birds. April 7 and 18, 2001. Above - April 7, 2001. A
line of cormorants search for supper. A dead tree resembles a
big cobra. A variety of driftwood along the beach. Below - April
18, 2001. Eagles in trees. Bald Eagle
http://www.normboynton.com/BshBirds.htm
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The birds were having beers
Too many, to think very clear
It started with an Alfred Hitchcockatoo or two
The birds did breed and drink more brew
Until there was a long roster of crowing roosters
An abundance of Bubbas and rocket boosters
and bitter old biddies, to do their bidding
To prove to the world, that they were not just kidding
Cackling, and frantically taking to flight
Itching and ready, to start a big fight
This noisy and growing gaggle of geese
Thought not of dark powers that they might release
While the hens fussed about, with much ado
The quiet fox staged a coup, in the chicken coop
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. CNN.com - West Nile Virus found in dead bird from WH lawn - July ...
... A Secret Service spokesman said it is not the first time a
dead bird found at or near the White House has tested positive
for the West Nile Virus. ...
http://www.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/07/29/wh.west.nile.bird/
3. Dead bird found on White House lawn to be tested for West Nile Virus
...the White House grounds as a terrorist act. "No one here is
taking that seriously. It is my understanding that dozens of
sick [West Nile] birds...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/722621/posts
12. Castro Weaponizes West Nile Virus
...infected with West Nile virus recently was discovered on the
White House lawn, according to the Washington Post. Sixty
similarly infected birds...
http://www.nocastro.com/Terrorism/westnile4.htm
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3. Features
... Secret Army Hides Out. The Bird is the Word. Out & About. ...
Astrology. LaoMa Sees The Month Ahead. The Bird is the Word by
Mick Jones. Everybody Ought to Know. ...
http://www.cbw.com/btm/issue72/49.html
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53. The bird is the word
The bird is the word. November 20, 1998. BY PAT BRUNO. Turkey
boiled is turkey spoiled. And turkey roast is turkey lost. But
for turkey braised. The Lord be praised *** So says an old ditty.
http://www.suntimes.com/output/bruno/20eatc.html
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http://www.command-post.org/archives/003381.html
Old Birds
From ABC News:
A F-14 Tomcat strike fighter crashed into the Iraqi desert
during a bombing mission early Wednesday after a mechanical
failure caused its engines to fail, senior Navy officers said.
Old bird...yea...but it kicks the crap out of any F18....it's
called legs, firepower, capability, just plain old kick ass and
take names rock and roll. Speed and power kill and the F14 has
both. It has been the workhorse in Afghanistan and in Iraq for
the Navy. The F18 is a gas guzzling little pig that needs to be
tanked after takeoff and several more times to hit the target
and come back. Heaven forbid if it has to bingo.. The F14s are
just loitering over Iraq and nailing them them with JDAMS. After
all it can sit over those targets for hours, if need be, before
needing to refuel.
It carries more weight and is the best fighter bomber in the US
arsenal, bar none (close air support I would prefer the A-10 or
the A-6). Plus, it still has the best fighter radar system in
the world.
Posted by: Joe at April 2, 2003 02:10 PM
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2. White Bird of Paradise, Strelizia Nicolai, White Bird, Banana Leaf ...
... White Bird of Paradise - Strelitzia Nicolai. We've had some
request for information on the "White Bird of Paradise" , and we
did some research. ...
http://www.plant-care.com/PlantTips/1999/082799.htm
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http://zacschmidt.blogspot.com/
you can't herd chickens... from the Wall Street Journal
By SCOTT KILMAN
Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Out of the gloom and dust of a chicken house as long as a
football field, a PH2000 emerged. Hundreds of fluffy white birds
tipped their heads and stared. The nine-ton, 42-foot-long
contraption crept closer, slowly sweeping a low metal ramp back
and forth through the flock like a giant scythe. The ramp gently
nudged the birds in their chests. They lifted their feet to get
out of its way, only to find themselves standing on the ramp
itself. As more birds stepped on, they crowded one another
toward a conveyor belt.
Whoosh! Each chicken was whisked up the belt into a small
compartment, where a burst of air pushed it into a metal chute.
Within seconds, the bird came to rest, blinking, still on its
feet inside a wire cage.
In the past year, chicken companies including Tyson, Perdue
Farms Inc. and Pilgrim's Pride Corp. have snapped up scores of
the machines, which cost around $200,000. Today, about 5% of U.S.
birds are caught mechanically, according to industry officials.
The machines come from manufacturers including Bright Coop Inc.,
Techno-Catch LLC and Anglia Autoflow Ltd.
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http://poetry.about.com/library/weekly/aa012003a.htm
early on january one
I shake the hand
of the secretary of defense
near edge of pueblo racetrack
happy new year I say
tiny hesitation at first, a charming televised face
then open hand expensive glove
happy new year he says and smiles
the snowy peak above mud walls is suddenly exposed
by new sun
splitting stormclouds
from that spot where turtledance is sung
the death?s head at treeline isn?t visible
above macaw feathers? red spikes
above the stomp of maskless kachinas
above rattles
spruce
foxtails bounce
feathers of all birds in their hair
above the beautiful men who open throats and sing
may we have peace
2003, Anne MacNaughton
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http://www.iwpr.net/iraq_index1.html
Mahdi Army Sees Divine Hand at Work
Shia militia talk of great birds and angels which protected them
against Coalition military might. By Zainab Naji in Baghdad.
My brother returned from Najaf and told us there was a huge bird
which cried out in a loud voice. It appeared when the Americans
began bombing Mahdi Army positions," said a teenager.
The bird would reportedly brush the bombs with its wings, so
that they did not explode.
"It's a sign from God ? that He has soldiers of all kinds,?
claimed the youth. ?That bird was a soldier of God.?
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64. Soviet-Empire.com Archive :: View topic - I have found the
ULTIMATE SONG!!!!
... A-well-a bird, bird, bird, the bird is the word. A-well-a
bird, bird, bird, well the bird is the word. A-well-a bird, bird
http://www.politicsforum.org/soviet/viewtopic.php?t=3827
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62. THE ENCEPHALITIS OUTBREAK, HUSSEIN AND CASTRO: A CIA /CDC
COVER-UP?
... outbreak in New York City was really a deliberate
bioterrorist attack generated by Iraq? s Saddam Hussein. ... a
program for using migratory birds to introduce epidemics into
the US ...
http://www.neoliberalismo.com/encephalitis.htm
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74. THE SECRET NESTS: Part III - The Mossad
Flushing out some birds from the MOSSAD's DEEP COVER! ...
Flushing out some deep undercover birds! Sightings from The
Catbird Seat ... and substantially contributed to mistakes made
in U.S. and British pre-war assessments on Iraq. ...
http://www.the-catbird-seat.net/SN3-Mossad.htm
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http://www.latrobe.edu.au/screeningthepast/firstrelease/fr0301/
kmfr12a.htm
[B]irds seem to combine the absence of emotion with irrational
drive and therefore epitomize blind nature in contradistinction
to the human, and this makes them ideal figures for those forces
which are destructive of human social life.
- Richard Alle
[I propose] that this child-aversive, future-negating force,
answering so well to the inspiriting needs of a moribund
familialism, be thought [of] as sinthome-osexuality ...
- Lee Edelman
The birds that he so quickly comes to terms with what he calls
"the bird war" or "plague" by asking sagely, "It's happening.
Isn't that a reason [for not denying it]?"
There came a whispered terror on the breeze,
And the dark forest shook
And on the trembling trees came nameless fear,
And panic overtook each flying creature of the wild.
And when they all had fled
Yet stood the trees ...
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