Word: bairds
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...sons in the sport, has also organized an "area count" in the national Christmas census of birds-a tabulation of the numbers and kinds of birds in various areas in early winter. A similar count will be made next month. Last year Cant, Daniels and James Baird, a graduate student in ornithology at Rutgers University, set out to break the record of 173 species of birds seen in one 24-hr, period in New Jersey. They found 169, ran out of time. They tried again, and this time they ran into some zealous police in Chatham, N.J. The birding team...
...hazards of birding are not confined to such unexpected brushes with the law. Daniels and Baird once saw the only spurred towhee ever identified on the East Coast. To pin down the discovery, Baird got out his .410-gauge shotgun. Daniels worked around to the other side of the bird, moving it closer to Baird, but was obscured from Baird by the foliage. Finally Baird said he was going to shoot. A faithful birder to the end, Daniels covered his face with gloved hands, bravely replied: "Go ahead." Daniels was peppered with fine dust shot, but the towhee got away...
...Baird Brittingham, another three year veteran is probably the smartest, fastest offensive center the Crimson has seen this year. The alert Brittingham is fast and an excellent blocker; he could start on almost any team in the country...
...Crimson jayvees will line up with Wally Bregman and Dave Silverman at ends, Pete Maloney and Baird Pfahl at guards, Tony Caimi and Herb Grossman at tackles, Captain Buzz Vonderlage at center, Joe Conzelman or Walt Greeley at quarterback, Dinney Finney and Bob Alpert at halfbacks, and Lee Markov in the fullback post...
Dave Silverman and Wally Bregman will be at ends for the "T" squad, with Baird Pfahl and Pete Maloney at the tackles, and juniors Tony Caiml and Fred Horween at the guards. Newly elected captain Buzz Vonderlage will open at center. In the backfield, Walt Greeley will operate at quarterback, Bob Albert at fullback, and Bob Zuege and either Dinney Finney or Dick Hoffman at the halfback posts...