On Nov 25, 3:50*pm, JohnH wrote:
On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:09:35 -0500, Jim wrote:
GC Boater wrote:
On Nov 25, 7:49 am, GC Boater wrote:
On Nov 25, 7:28 am, wrote:

On Nov 25, 8:22 am, GC Boater wrote:
The bird was recently spotted on the Yale campus. *Yale student
Melissa Mugwamp said the bird was sitting on a low limb near the
center of the campus “flapping its wings, bobbing its head, squawking
loudly and soiling the footpath below.”
Although there have been unconfirmed reports of the species being on
the Yale campus in the 1960s, those reports have been discounted.
Yale president Richard Levin told the Eastern American Ornithological
Society that he had “thoroughly researched the Yale records from 1960
forward and I can say that the species Krausii Liesallthetiem
Maylandus has never been here before.”
Story developing
Very interesting. I wonder how all of those rumors evolved stating
that the bird had been seen for a period of time there?
Please keep us updated!
I’m not sure how this particular rumor got started. *Local
ornithological groups are researching the origins of the now
discounted reports. *As you know, rumors are often started by
misunderstandings, exaggerations and sometimes by outright…lying.

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UPDATE: BIRD CHASED OFF CAMPUS

In breaking news, Richard Levin, Yale President, announced only
moments ago that the species Krausii Liesallthetime Mayralundus had
been chased from the campus.

The incident involves the apparition on the Yale campus this morning
of a strange bird species, which created quite an unpleasant
situation. *Campus police were called, and with the cooperation with
the local Audubon Society, were planning to fire loud blanks at the
bird in hopes of shooing it away.

However, as the police approached the bird, it immediately ceased its
loud squawking and beat a hasty retreat into a heavily wooded area off
campus. *Audubon member, Caroline Ivyleaguer, said the species was
known to be cowardly and flee at the first hint of danger.

Yale student, Hose Menendez, told the Associated Press, “I’m from
Costa Rica where we have lots of birds, but I’ve never seen one like
this. *It was totally obnoxious. *Thank goodness it’s gone.”

Updates as warranted….
One of my bird watching friends in New Haven spotted a strange looking
bird flying in te general direction of the James Hillhouse campus.

Holy crap! They fly too?

I'd really hoped they were restricted to Maryland. All this traveling about
is making me quite nervous.
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John, it's okay. I understand that while they display quite a bit of
bravado when they are hiding in the bushes, that they instinctively
cower in fear at the least bit of aggression. It's been noted that
they will hide in their nests until sure that the threat is gone.