10,000 Birds

JANUARY 29, 2017

The hours are ticking down to Super Bowl LI, a hotly anticipated contest between perennial contenders New England Patriots and the upstart, high-flying Atlanta Falcons. Will the Atlanta Falcons actually win the Super Bowl? Go Falcons! Of course, the team who conquered the best of the NFC can win the Super Bowl.

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Falcons Atlanta 2001 Game 108

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 21, 2013

Alas, Atlanta couldn’t seal the deal in the second half, but Baltimore bullied their way to the Big Game. Falcons are far more numerous throughout the world, so you better start sending your best work in now for the February 14 edition. We’ve got kestrels pretty much covered , but otherwise pour on the falcon flavor!

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Falcons Atlanta Baltimore ALA 150

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

.” Garrulous gulls and stealing starlings, beware: the falcons are coming. (No, No, not those Falcons from Atlanta. The endeavor involves letting hawks and falcons loose whenever flocks of the target bird are present. (For The benefits to the falconers, according to the article, include generous fees.)

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Ethical Treatment Atlanta Falcons Chicago 167

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 8, 2012

As promised, I watched Falcons get plucked, pinioned, and debeaked this weekend. Note that I only condone this treatment for the highly localized Atlanta Falcon. Sure, I’m likely omitting some other far more important factors involving family, friends, and professional success, but the little things mean a lot.

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Debeaking Atlanta 2011 United States 164

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

Those bigger birds of prey command respect, but it’s not like falcons are unknown. Even outside of Atlanta , Peregrine Falcons spend their breeding seasons smiling for the ( web ) camera from atop edifices all across the country.

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2011 Bald Eagle Atlanta Falcons 160

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2012

Maybe you’ll pick up a few FOYs this weekend… The only birds I’m likely to focus on this weekend are Falcons from Atlanta; with hope, the New York Football Giants will extirpate this aggressive invasive!

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Atlanta Zimbabwe 2012 New York 159

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Let us no more speak of this week’s extraordinary failure by a cast of Falcons to finish off their prey. Instead, we’ve got other bird news to cheer us up (or at least take our minds off avian’s inexplicable inability to capture U.S. sports championships ).

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Massachusetts Eggs Falcons Rights 100