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...What do birds do, and why do they do it? Not all the answers can be found in Bird Behavior (Knopf; 224 pages; $18.95), but that is because the subjects are so colorfully diverse. Zoologist Robert Burton writes informatively on the breeding, flying, feeding and migrating habits of some of the world's 8,600- plus avian species. His introduction is inarguable: "Birds are, perhaps, the most popular group of animals and they give pleasure to thousands of people around the world." Nearly 600 photographs brilliantly feather the text. Birds are observed blushing, using tools and eating everything from insects...
Some of their traditions, like tying a chicken to the Crimson net after the second period, are fairly harmless, as long as you don't consider the poor bird's feelings...
ITHACA, N.Y.--When the Cornell fan jumped onto the ice to tie the traditional Harvard game chicken to the Crimson goal after the second period, he was surprised when he reached under his jacket to pull out the bird...
...doesn't matter whether the Celtics or the Blazers win. Bill Walton will still love every minute he's on the court. He'll break out in a mammouth grin every time Larry Bird completes an impossible pass or nails a 25-ft. jumper or each time Dennis Johnson makes a tenacious defensive play...
Sophomore Michelle Engh placed first in both the 500-and 1000-meter freestyle races, while Co-Captain Shannon Bird won both diving events...