tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66099021475653999802024-03-06T01:14:24.488-08:00Attack Bird ChroniclesThe Camsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072732561950058221noreply@blogger.comBlogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609902147565399980.post-38081984576760983712010-06-02T21:37:00.000-07:002010-06-02T22:09:50.029-07:00They're Back ... 2010 Attacks Have Begun.It is confirmed. Brewer's blackbird attacks have begun to hit the City by the Bay. Today it was reported that a senior corporate attorney for a national home cleaning supply company was hit walking home from the J-Church on Market Street. It was a described as a "direct hit". The victim stated that she "walked close to a tree in order to avoid a bum" coming her way. The hit was quick. Top of her head. Thinking the bum threw something at her head, the victim turned to verbally "let the bum have it." It was not the bum. It was a blackbird. They are back. <br /><br />Keep a safe distance from trees. Bald men wear a hat. Jean Jacket man protect the little ones. Feels good to be back.The Camsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072732561950058221noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609902147565399980.post-34000253919714223862009-08-24T11:55:00.000-07:002009-08-24T12:01:28.999-07:00Cable Cars Come To A Halt. Tadich Grill Blamed!Tadich Grill, one of the oldest restaurants in all of San Francisco, is blamed for filling the Financial District with smoke and bringing our very own cable cars to a halt this afternoon. Buses will be available to take stranded cable car riders to there desitinations. Please, no hanging off the side!<br /><br /><a href="http://sfappeal.com/news/2009/08/big-fire-in-fidi.php">http://sfappeal.com/news/2009/08/big-fire-in-fidi.php</a>The Camsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072732561950058221noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609902147565399980.post-40468282969279091572009-08-24T11:21:00.000-07:002009-08-24T11:38:20.445-07:00Planes Arrive On The Scene!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh7C2tECxaaNmxl5Dboawp2G8-j4zwkC5qv0wSvFvW5E2sU0BAbCmzeQrZWbcfIcQ_Ttd-l4XIE_R5f_dIEkWlJKGlMh1HIGzzXiOBAgAMfu4bAfCljZdMMI484SheIvmc3hi3CKWOfHMB/s1600-h/fire3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373601493869723474" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 303px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh7C2tECxaaNmxl5Dboawp2G8-j4zwkC5qv0wSvFvW5E2sU0BAbCmzeQrZWbcfIcQ_Ttd-l4XIE_R5f_dIEkWlJKGlMh1HIGzzXiOBAgAMfu4bAfCljZdMMI484SheIvmc3hi3CKWOfHMB/s400/fire3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBQCszro8w7XJkESksPQwHTjQWoP0bXGcadLzBFZ5gwxyq37lESjUUEa-oOIljMswSgzFQJPMH3y6_CXXvn6nZSEI1I89CpZaGYn0NucN7aKuDHLXc618Pu4bXezQ24vWM9yMV2VwF0mPo/s1600-h/fire+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373598029117079442" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 221px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 166px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBQCszro8w7XJkESksPQwHTjQWoP0bXGcadLzBFZ5gwxyq37lESjUUEa-oOIljMswSgzFQJPMH3y6_CXXvn6nZSEI1I89CpZaGYn0NucN7aKuDHLXc618Pu4bXezQ24vWM9yMV2VwF0mPo/s400/fire+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Planes have just arrived on scene. Water is being sprayed off the top of the building. Flames come and go. Smoke clears and then billows. Swoops' old haunt is back in the prime time. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div></div>The Camsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072732561950058221noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609902147565399980.post-78485931053649415222009-08-24T11:12:00.000-07:002009-08-24T11:32:43.292-07:00Fire At Front Street And California<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfxEvQXuyt8GM7OSHFwK5lDC1SC7WUUDhiBL53AFBsQyu4A2vORsi7igD80lk4obGwsZFQSeUwmqLBPmnCCRx7iCm4NtliIRJjahjC12GeXcq9QglPq4KO4lxMgOmIpfjmRal_XVTGdJuI/s1600-h/fire+picture.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373595918476227794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 221px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 166px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfxEvQXuyt8GM7OSHFwK5lDC1SC7WUUDhiBL53AFBsQyu4A2vORsi7igD80lk4obGwsZFQSeUwmqLBPmnCCRx7iCm4NtliIRJjahjC12GeXcq9QglPq4KO4lxMgOmIpfjmRal_XVTGdJuI/s400/fire+picture.jpg" border="0" /></a> A fire broke out moments ago in immediate proximity to the corner of Front and California Street. Firemen are ascending the rooftop by ladder and their hoses are in full force. Policemen are standing on the corner attempting to secure the area and informing passersby. News crews are arriving in white vans. The smoke is raging black again. Rumors are it started from a kitchen fire.The Camsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072732561950058221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609902147565399980.post-1679883299891784972009-08-03T22:52:00.000-07:002009-08-03T23:11:08.302-07:00San Francisco Magazine August, 2009 Edition Features Swoops<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPe5xJxDJc1Y7cRRQ6EoCYJu03fopehHueK8WCEgiExq9B0NowrAjqNjDyacG0oHZPluUm_UeVXhgmztBoezLiZozuvM3VlfE9rYJhBhoK-gBKjzxzcwyE98S3ShkJKm3tXKrn9NJOdip9/s1600-h/sf+mag+swoops"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPe5xJxDJc1Y7cRRQ6EoCYJu03fopehHueK8WCEgiExq9B0NowrAjqNjDyacG0oHZPluUm_UeVXhgmztBoezLiZozuvM3VlfE9rYJhBhoK-gBKjzxzcwyE98S3ShkJKm3tXKrn9NJOdip9/s400/sf+mag+swoops" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365986965581556914" border="0" /></a>This month's "2009 Food Issue" of San Francisco Magazine paid tribute to the now 2009 San Francisco icon, Swoops. Swoops can be seen in full "direct hit" mode on pages 24 and 25 of the August edition of the magazine. Swoops is looking strong. One of his better shots. It is good to see him again!<br /><img src="file:///Users/heathermarlow/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/moz-screenshot.jpg" alt="" />The Camsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072732561950058221noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609902147565399980.post-65506189934865607042009-07-29T21:59:00.000-07:002009-07-29T22:06:50.288-07:00British Solicitor Attacked ... Swoops Believes Such Attacks Are Unecessary'I thought somebody had thrown something at me because I felt a sharp pain at the back of my head but I couldn't see anyone ..."<br /><br /><a href="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/07/19/article-0-05C3A6D8000005DC-309_233x515.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1200718/Do-birds-need-ASBO-Second-jogger-left-bloodied-bruised-buzzard-attack.html&usg=__OG59rVeOSeuF9ptUBxejeBriz1w=&h=515&w=233&sz=34&hl=en&start=6&tbnid=aRYcpxSVuA_YKM:&tbnh=131&tbnw=59&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbird%2Battack%2Bblood%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DG" target="_blank">http://images.google.com/<wbr>imgres?imgurl=http://i.<wbr>dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/07/<wbr>19/article-0-05C3A6D8000005DC-<wbr>309_233x515.<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">jpg</span>&<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">imgrefurl</span>=<wbr>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/<wbr>news/article-1200718/Do-birds-<wbr>need-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">ASBO</span>-Second-jogger-left-<wbr>bloodied-bruised-buzzard-<wbr>attack.html&<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">usg</span>=__<wbr><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">OG</span>59<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">rVeOSeuF</span>9<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">ptUBxejeBriz</span>1w=&<wbr>h=515&w=233&<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">sz</span>=34&<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">hl</span>=en&start=<wbr>6&<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">tbnid</span>=<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">aRYcpxSVuA</span>_<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">YKM</span>:&<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">tbnh</span>=<wbr>131&<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">tbnw</span>=59&prev=/images%3<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Fq</span>%<wbr>3<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Dbird</span>%2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Battack</span>%2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Bblood</span>%26<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">gbv</span>%<wbr>3D2%26<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">hl</span>%3Den%26client%<wbr>3<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">Dfirefox</span>-a%26<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">rls</span>%3<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">Dorg</span>.<wbr><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">mozilla</span>:en-US:official%26<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">sa</span>%<wbr>3<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">DG</span></a>The Camsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072732561950058221noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609902147565399980.post-13557035601871712282009-07-18T18:33:00.000-07:002009-07-18T19:16:21.414-07:00Reference To Swoops Deleted From Wikipedia.It was noticed days ago, that Wikipedia's reference to Swoops had been deleted. The only reference to Swoops found was to a Pringle looking potato-chip shaped chocolate candy manufactured by The Hershey Company. Who deleted Swoops' story from Wikipedia is not known at this time. Hershey? We hope not. AB Chronicle Staff must ask: Anyone actually ever eat a Hershey Swoop?<br /><br />The Wikipedia site has now been restored.<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swoops">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swoops</a>The Camsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072732561950058221noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609902147565399980.post-59608449900547716622009-07-05T10:06:00.000-07:002009-07-05T18:46:08.756-07:00Incoming!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdo5hmfeh5CF0ZVAgDiCGMCfWL_BZsch2KFVKGbl4LkWvHWAE5UXWvtqcMXnG5fYUyDpII3cuAUyJicov8saCRcKTtZPoz9_zDLvK5B14GmnpvjjE4A4_f7iPMMJsl2jBgg46fcGjCoGq/s1600-h/Swoops+Scavenger"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdo5hmfeh5CF0ZVAgDiCGMCfWL_BZsch2KFVKGbl4LkWvHWAE5UXWvtqcMXnG5fYUyDpII3cuAUyJicov8saCRcKTtZPoz9_zDLvK5B14GmnpvjjE4A4_f7iPMMJsl2jBgg46fcGjCoGq/s400/Swoops+Scavenger" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355157328626743362" border="0" /></a><br />From the archives:<br /><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/scavenger/detail?entry_id=41847">http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/scavenger/detail?entry_id=41847</a>The Camsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072732561950058221noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609902147565399980.post-84582056831756394992009-07-02T10:12:00.000-07:002009-07-02T10:13:34.066-07:00CBS 5 Makes It Official: Swoops Has Left The Building<a href="http://cbs5.com/pets/sf.bird.attacks.2.1066339.html">http://cbs5.com/pets/sf.bird.attacks.2.1066339.html</a><br /><br />We miss you Swoops and family!The Camsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072732561950058221noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609902147565399980.post-14957009731525369892009-06-29T19:31:00.000-07:002009-06-29T20:47:43.970-07:00A Video Retrospective<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx1W_GBSDdQ2sRXyfrQ6-9n8UIdoIn_FPHI4lME690fRQGpSSCS5YJNRnsVFxX_lfB7fsG76C4U6cxY57YH7g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />music by <a href="http://www.myspace.com/sonnetone">sonnetone</a><br /></div>The Camsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072732561950058221noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609902147565399980.post-29700250429129002672009-06-28T20:56:00.000-07:002009-06-28T21:18:15.381-07:00DJ At KFJC 89.7 FM Pays Tribute To SwoopsKFJC 89.7 FM in Los Altos Hills in the South Bay played tribute to Swoops on Saturday morning during its 7 a.m to 8 a.m morning show. The Swoops tribute took place from 7:20 a.m. to 7:40 a.m. The tribute included "Three Fell Swoops" and "Swoop Factor."<br /><br />The show can be downloaded from KFJC 89.7 website in the Broadcast Archives section or on iTunes in 'Eclectic' section.<br /><br />Links to playlist and download of morning show:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.kfjc.org/music/playlist.php?i=33032" target="_blank">http://www.kfjc.org/music/<wbr>playlist.php?i=33032</a><br /><a href="http://www.kfjc.org/broadcast_archives/" target="_blank">http://www.kfjc.org/broadcast_<wbr>archives/</a><br /><br />Thanks for the tribute KFJC 89.7 FM in Los Altos!The Camsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072732561950058221noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609902147565399980.post-43849921167623712862009-06-25T16:27:00.001-07:002009-06-25T16:46:38.864-07:00AB Chronicle Staff Is Sad. Michael Jackson Dies.Michael Jackson has died. Farrah has passed. Swoops has yet to return. It is a sad, sad day.<br /><br />The moon walk ... the glitter glove ... the red leather jacket. We will never forget.<br /><br />RIP Michael.<br />1958-2009<br /><a href="http://www.taquitos.net/snacks.php?snack_code=1961"></a><br />RIP Farrah.<br />1947-2009The Camsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072732561950058221noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609902147565399980.post-36420676157179752052009-06-25T12:12:00.000-07:002009-06-25T12:29:22.596-07:00Exotic Locales Of Swoops-Readership<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZl27TEyxLeiyetYnviiMEz39FdrTUZ7uB_TZIbNo2a8VLcV-7_PrNmoE5lonEwpzCzOlv4RgK4qhPTy5sSz3ZJKJ_KLRsQxsYLLjpoEwsUCTx1Jc-Ou04FgHIbzzQrHlGHj1EXQu7QEpy/s1600-h/africa.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351345473867506194" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 317px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 293px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZl27TEyxLeiyetYnviiMEz39FdrTUZ7uB_TZIbNo2a8VLcV-7_PrNmoE5lonEwpzCzOlv4RgK4qhPTy5sSz3ZJKJ_KLRsQxsYLLjpoEwsUCTx1Jc-Ou04FgHIbzzQrHlGHj1EXQu7QEpy/s400/africa.jpg" border="0" /></a>Some of the more interesting locations which found Swoops on the internet:<br /><br />* Canadian hits from Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Saskatoon.<br />* Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and even Iran registered hits.<br />* The African (see above) nations of Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda and Eritrea. Eritria?<br />* We also got 2 hits from Nepal, 1 from Cambodia, and 23 each from Malaysia and the Philippines. True bird lovers.The Camsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072732561950058221noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609902147565399980.post-60258101256172147432009-06-25T12:06:00.000-07:002009-06-26T10:57:59.238-07:00Swoops International CoverageAB Chronicle's analytics team put together the following report on Swoops' wide ranging international influence. Swoops is known in over 99 countries - spanning all 7 continents. It is official. Swoops is famous.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7jYLGrqltYyCMLqfhdYjBP24T-W8YAXRY2ccHbzVyuzsBRE20y-ix-qJjQ5tt65Vg1RC_IiIptIXX4GOKnl82kxO-Sq0uXlPfF_XgX7POWycwYkxjYthR_0jrl-03bNtHVEj96fPErkU0/s1600-h/world.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351344586243891666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 486px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 252px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7jYLGrqltYyCMLqfhdYjBP24T-W8YAXRY2ccHbzVyuzsBRE20y-ix-qJjQ5tt65Vg1RC_IiIptIXX4GOKnl82kxO-Sq0uXlPfF_XgX7POWycwYkxjYthR_0jrl-03bNtHVEj96fPErkU0/s400/world.jpg" border="0" /></a>Each of the 50 states and DC were heavy on readership. All of Europe (including Latvia, Estonia and Romania) followed Swoops. Most impressive was Hungary which logged more hits than Spain, Italy and Greece combined. Germany was second in hits to the USA and the UK was right behind. Vietnam, Egpyt and Morocco also logged in to enjoy the tales of Swoops.<br /><span style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span>The Camsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072732561950058221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609902147565399980.post-27286480603322578852009-06-25T00:03:00.000-07:002009-06-25T08:53:54.901-07:00Farewells To Swoops Flooding In From Around The Globe ... "We Miss You" "Nous Vous Manquons" "Мы пропускаем вас" "Wir Verfehlen Sie"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh96uXkMvIupN4OqHDZjimFqRHsH0bczoR60UqFX0HxGl9m8z3MITpxLDxxuKif96Yx8Eg0N8ECKe-ajYtykaaPQh4hmOWrPoeA9agpRSoDzG0_Pg7ThrANNC_KwDEx2jn9SbG6a3kPjSdl/s1600-h/IMG_0625.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351162637049507026" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh96uXkMvIupN4OqHDZjimFqRHsH0bczoR60UqFX0HxGl9m8z3MITpxLDxxuKif96Yx8Eg0N8ECKe-ajYtykaaPQh4hmOWrPoeA9agpRSoDzG0_Pg7ThrANNC_KwDEx2jn9SbG6a3kPjSdl/s200/IMG_0625.JPG" border="0" /></a>"私達は逃す。"<br /><br />"Farewell Feathered Friends!<br />We will remember you always!"<br /><br />"Nós faltamo-lo."<br /><br />"... the Swoops Phenomenon really did bring some laughs and fun to an area where people usually keep their head down and go about their day. It gave random people in the financial district the opportunity to meet one another, laugh and converse. Maybe even a couple of human relationships blossomed out of the shared joy of watching Swoops divebomb unsuspecting pedestrians, ya never know. I'm glad the whole Swoops saga ended well."<br /><br />"I have the picture of Little Swoops on Lunch Man's shoe on my desktop at work, everytime I see it I smile."<br /><br />"Le faltamos, Swoops."<br /><p>"Bye-bye Swoops family! Be safe! We'll miss ya'll."</p>"And the good thing is... Swoops didn't let all this fame get to his head... I hope next year he decides to have some more babies in that area. Until then... This is goodbye."<br /><br />"The Blackbird family brought laughs and joy to an area that is known for neither laughs nor joy."<br /><br />"As suddenly as the terror started, it is gone. I hope the whole Swoops family is safe and sound and maybe Swoops and Swipes are training the babies on head bombing somewhere right now!"<br /><br />"One thing to keep in mind is that birds often return to prior nesting grounds on an annual basis. So in June 2010, keep your head up on Front Street."<br /><br />"I miss Swoops too...I'm going to go put birdseed on my head and see if a NYC blackbird will attack me...it just won't be the same. =["<br /><br />"I miss Swoops."<br /><br />"I miss Swoops too."The Camsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072732561950058221noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609902147565399980.post-2785360116576481912009-06-24T12:52:00.000-07:002009-06-24T14:09:25.594-07:00Are Swoops And Family Actually Off Hiking The Appalacian Trail?The answer to whether Swoops and his family did indeed disappear from Front Street and California may have been answered this afternoon. Reports have been coming in consistently that Swoops and his family may actually be off hiking the Appalachian Trial. True? Quite a bit of alleged action on that trail as of late. Pass on the left. Slow traffic to the right.The Camsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072732561950058221noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609902147565399980.post-24701120054638757742009-06-23T16:27:00.000-07:002009-06-23T16:29:56.849-07:00One More Newscast On Swoops To Take Us Back For A Moment!<a href="http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/san_francisco&id=6862777">http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/san_francisco&id=6862777</a>The Camsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072732561950058221noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609902147565399980.post-13749222785082855732009-06-22T14:58:00.001-07:002009-06-22T16:00:40.559-07:00Swoops, Swoops, Where Art Thou?AB Chronicle staff visited SGZ this lunch hour. SGZ was quiet. No Swoops, no Swipes, no Little Swoops or Swoopini. Many people passed by with sandwiches in hand and their attention fixed upwards questioning to one another "have you seen the bird?" "where is Swoops?" "where are the babies?". We have yet to confirm the current whereabouts of Swoops and his family. There is a rumor the family moved further down Front Street toward Market Street. AB Chronicle staff will investigate and confirm.The Camsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072732561950058221noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609902147565399980.post-51525811010645593632009-06-21T21:31:00.001-07:002009-06-21T21:31:39.571-07:00Happy Father's Day Swoops!Enjoy your day. You have done well!The Camsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072732561950058221noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609902147565399980.post-29840438096318234212009-06-20T18:42:00.000-07:002009-06-22T15:07:14.032-07:00Swoops Commemorative Memorabilia Design ContestIn honor of Swoops and his family, AB Chronicles is sponsoring a commemorative memorabilia design contest. Please submit design entries to frontstreetattackbird@gmail.com by Monday, June 29 at 5:30 p.m. All designs will be considered for creativity, admiration of Swoops and his family, humor and goodwill toward birds. We strongly encourage all to apply. The winning design will be selected by AB Chronicle Staff, <a href="http://frontstreetattackbird.blogspot.com/2009/06/little-swoops-hops-across-california.html">Jean Jacket Man</a>, <a href="http://frontstreetattackbird.blogspot.com/2009/06/deputy-district-attorney-attacked-in.html">Deputy District Attorney</a> and selected members of the Swoops viewing community. Various types of memorabilia (t-shirts, mugs, sigg water bottles, hoodies, throw pillows, etc...) will then be available for sale online. Profits from proceeds will be donated to <a href="http://www.goldengateaudubon.org/">San Francisco Audubon Society</a>.<br /><br />Image Specifications:<br /><ul><li>Must be .PSD, .TIFF or .PNG image<br /></li><li>100-300 dpi</li><li>10" x 10"<br /></li><li style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">max 4MB</li></ul>This is a great way to commemorate Swoops, Swipes, Little Swoops, Swoopini and the cast of characters we have come to know. We look forward to your submissions.The Camsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072732561950058221noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609902147565399980.post-53237482728125877112009-06-20T01:02:00.000-07:002009-06-22T10:15:35.519-07:00Little Swoops Hops Across California Street. Man In Jean Jacket Jumps In Front Of Moving Traffic To Save Little Swoops. 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MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 133px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijARERdm0c8ZxVHHEhXxShbjYFhVx-VzxuURBePjzToleo-NZqPrzq-gGza_hD0zh40bFxawcxPjQ6FPcbWmhTztw8fh7MchnC0eMViBci9MxPTE6pK1F4hYBVOHD3Tpj2xEo9hGozyLv2/s200/4454.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBljq-k48Xqg1W5I6UPRsiOtlB_glAigZvB8wVCNl0H_SRQGDvslwxRUUwzC6IiDIJKyfMFsMgNBPIOc8_yvasnEUjFnOoBKW0oOwlDCWmbja-Q5sRiRODeKai1t9kV2UrJY-xCY-fYxVE/s1600-h/4455.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349434349187238146" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 133px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBljq-k48Xqg1W5I6UPRsiOtlB_glAigZvB8wVCNl0H_SRQGDvslwxRUUwzC6IiDIJKyfMFsMgNBPIOc8_yvasnEUjFnOoBKW0oOwlDCWmbja-Q5sRiRODeKai1t9kV2UrJY-xCY-fYxVE/s200/4455.jpg" border="0" /></a> Around 3:00 pm this afternoon, as the crowd looked on, Little Swoops took off from the safety of the motorcycle parking area and headed down Front Street toward the California Street intersection. The crowd mummered "no, no"..."oh no." Yes. Little Swoops hopped head on into the oncoming California Street traffic. The light was green. The traffic was coming. The crowd froze. We held our breath. A man in a jean jacket ("Jean Jacket Man") reacted without pause. Jean Jacket Man ran toward Little Swoops. He jumped in front of an oncoming SUV and stopped it. The crowd exhaled. Jean Jacket Man stood between the SUV and Little Swoops and put his hands up to stop traffic. Jean Jacket Man announced to all four directions of traffic ... "there is a baby bird out here." The SUV driver couldn't see Little Swoops (being only 3 inches high) and began to honk. Jean Jacket Man held his ground. The SUV started to move. Jean Jacket Man again put up his hands held the SUV back. Little Swoops continued to hop erratically through the intersection. Jean Jacket Man continued to hold the traffic back and encouraged Little Swoops to keep moving. The car drivers then seemed to realize Little Swoops was in the middle of the road. The cars did not move. They let the green light turn red. Little Swoops continued to cross the road. Jean Jacket Man was by him his side every step and pointed Little Swoops in the direction of the curb. Little Swoops made it to the other side of California Street to safety. Phew! The crowd sighed and verbally expressed to each other how horribly wrong that could have gone. Swoops flew over the intersection toward Little Swoops. Swipes was not in sight. Little Swoops started to walk down sidewalk. Jean Jacket Man followed after him. A seagull circled and then landed in the 101 California Street fountain (about 60 feet from Little Swoops). Swoops immediately landed in the fountain. The seagull flew away. Swoops took back to flight. Little Swoops hopped over to a blue metal cafe table where a man was having his lunch ("Lunch Man"). Swoops found Little Swoops, landed next to him and chirped and chirped at him. Little Swoops stared at Swoops. Swoops flew up and perched in a tree above. Little Swoops sat under the cafe table for a moment. He looked calm. Little Swoops then hopped up on Lunch Man's shoe. It was adorable. There he sat. Swoops sat above looking down. Little Swoops went on and off Lunch Man's shoe three times. Lunch Man glanced down but did not appear interested in Little Swoops or Jean Jacket Man who hovered over Lunch Man's back. Little Swoops tried to walk up the pedestal of the metal table and slipped off. He hopped to the next metal table and again up the pedestal and again slipped off. The crowd encouraged him to keep trying. Jean Jacket Man and Swoops stayed close behind. Little Swoops stopped a few feet away at a planter full of pink petunias. It was a nice spot. Jean Jacket Man took a rest on the cement stadium seats directly across from the planter. Little Swoops hopped up into the planter and landed right in the middle of the petunias. Precious! Jean Jacket Man was looking on and beaming with joy. Swoops circled and landed in the tree above the petunias. Little Swoops opened his mouth. Swoops flew off and returned moments later with a cracker. Swoops flew down to the petunias and fed the cracker to Little Swoops. They both looked happy. Swoops sat with Little Swoops for a bit in the petunias. Side by side. Father and son. Swoops then flew back up to the tree above the petunias and stood guard. Swoops looked relieved. Little Swoops slipped down further into the petunias. A man walked by the planter. Whoops! Swoops hit him twice. The man brushed his head. We told him Little Swoops was in the planter. The man looked down and continued walking. Swoops returned to the tree. Little Swoops closed his eyes and rested. Swoops stood guard. Swipes could not be found. Reports have been made that Swipes did indeed find Little Swoops later in the day. Further reports are that Little Swoops remains in the petunias and Swipes and Swoops are now residing in the tree above. What a day for everyone. Thank you Jean Jacket Man. Thank you!The Camsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072732561950058221noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609902147565399980.post-85199523189298396662009-06-19T18:08:00.001-07:002009-06-21T12:12:38.884-07:00Swoops Feeds His Young. Swipes Give Motherly Advice.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpJK2zmzoY-af_ztpYClnesROqt3D2RcpcJf2IQ-Vu5AhBAtDZSl1v12zRGhRiq0KoKiUJomL0boP_mY54A7GJFmavooHn7k9sDVETiIbRx4HGKvJ3NQchidpW8RhNZAJH4w4tN7tQp6y9/s1600-h/4396.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpJK2zmzoY-af_ztpYClnesROqt3D2RcpcJf2IQ-Vu5AhBAtDZSl1v12zRGhRiq0KoKiUJomL0boP_mY54A7GJFmavooHn7k9sDVETiIbRx4HGKvJ3NQchidpW8RhNZAJH4w4tN7tQp6y9/s200/4396.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349211143685823026" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzLX8caug68tgy49jO7U5ts9XUaMwGM5yMjtdYmqJCYG0f6la5ATcFWypcKfa6hgwFJeIDa8eaKIfLXn2phDVd2J1rpFMMqJkPNX3bYqKsBfuBp7PXisYiM-smMXic0RlRqkemrubin1wM/s1600-h/4441.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzLX8caug68tgy49jO7U5ts9XUaMwGM5yMjtdYmqJCYG0f6la5ATcFWypcKfa6hgwFJeIDa8eaKIfLXn2phDVd2J1rpFMMqJkPNX3bYqKsBfuBp7PXisYiM-smMXic0RlRqkemrubin1wM/s200/4441.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349210627960857634" border="0" /></a>Swoops collects food and provides for Little Swoops.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbEkpN9vG0D3JlNGZFZLHiIstyWxtE2Ut4abYuLciAAQhcuefn9kRda5brTa6QV78yU5FhwdalKhBFe99HaZ3FA1iixzhSj3j8UlJxrzrbxvKNw_YTqWzX7PV7VSM9csmrQxscisZAxXbx/s1600-h/4411.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbEkpN9vG0D3JlNGZFZLHiIstyWxtE2Ut4abYuLciAAQhcuefn9kRda5brTa6QV78yU5FhwdalKhBFe99HaZ3FA1iixzhSj3j8UlJxrzrbxvKNw_YTqWzX7PV7VSM9csmrQxscisZAxXbx/s200/4411.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349860660843205826" border="0" /></a>Swipes gives her young motherly advice.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp1FFW1qstjQ75Uf5xPBzTzlZF4uCnmueHEQfxLPZKTNiO90edAp5QBaTlhWkyWicO3hI2oVuMXJoM44MKG_FXh0d5vicUj7UY3EV3CchZwjv61bFqtFZ8sN7p_Gm5MjGST_nmg4Sbch-9/s1600-h/4397.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp1FFW1qstjQ75Uf5xPBzTzlZF4uCnmueHEQfxLPZKTNiO90edAp5QBaTlhWkyWicO3hI2oVuMXJoM44MKG_FXh0d5vicUj7UY3EV3CchZwjv61bFqtFZ8sN7p_Gm5MjGST_nmg4Sbch-9/s200/4397.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349211419871271346" border="0" /></a>The Camsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072732561950058221noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609902147565399980.post-77051799335998160462009-06-19T17:35:00.001-07:002009-06-19T18:04:30.101-07:00DPT Officer Contemplates Citation, Two Others Attacked. Helmets Offer No Protection.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBF0XXaYKnrNjTdGoOzXJIwudrKTCEgz18whNrI3HsmbovhTHX3UbKBT7foOQLVsGtxJRpofGB1dr-5P7gfxbRYEetbWBrk8VwyS6o8yJS-acGAq7Dk56af3DH2zFQdV7KKOin-R6QvMQE/s1600-h/IMG_0619.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBF0XXaYKnrNjTdGoOzXJIwudrKTCEgz18whNrI3HsmbovhTHX3UbKBT7foOQLVsGtxJRpofGB1dr-5P7gfxbRYEetbWBrk8VwyS6o8yJS-acGAq7Dk56af3DH2zFQdV7KKOin-R6QvMQE/s200/IMG_0619.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349202694222891970" border="0" /></a>DPT officer stared at Swoops' nesting tree today debating if there was a citable offense. We know the city is bankrupt, but, come on! And they wonder why Swoops hits them when they come by. Move along! Move along!<br /><br />Photo of two DPT officers that rode through SGZ looking for Swoops this afternoon. Swoops hit them both seconds after this photo was taken.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZkwHm9i5HXAMJdKlw8ORmBAVd4uJR9NjGT4kMaGB9e44xpodXAU23qCr4U2-XVPy5WtqqQ5CQ11yXT_iLmG8LezXNaZnwpAujHrnlz-L_VDbTqT9rx3cPsUe0z2SsWhHoHBDTm9UF4V7W/s1600-h/4399.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZkwHm9i5HXAMJdKlw8ORmBAVd4uJR9NjGT4kMaGB9e44xpodXAU23qCr4U2-XVPy5WtqqQ5CQ11yXT_iLmG8LezXNaZnwpAujHrnlz-L_VDbTqT9rx3cPsUe0z2SsWhHoHBDTm9UF4V7W/s200/4399.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349206313172536066" border="0" /></a>The Camsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072732561950058221noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609902147565399980.post-57105713369655832902009-06-19T17:15:00.000-07:002009-06-19T18:06:16.648-07:00Little Swoops Likes Motorcycles; Swoopini Not Seen Since Early This Morning<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKAKWwHyMRfhZJcZu_gzD6k-id5K5enXq48xzHSeqx0e2rqQh7hUioyLQGpuCSbQVoVOfo6CsDKyL1tYxq1qmVXV1adKU2Zv8UTmShwJZJcH8gYdEyuk0i8uF9MI-BjpRZAni4eYLaYH3I/s1600-h/4421.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKAKWwHyMRfhZJcZu_gzD6k-id5K5enXq48xzHSeqx0e2rqQh7hUioyLQGpuCSbQVoVOfo6CsDKyL1tYxq1qmVXV1adKU2Zv8UTmShwJZJcH8gYdEyuk0i8uF9MI-BjpRZAni4eYLaYH3I/s200/4421.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349209834301304658" border="0" /></a><br />Little Swoops spent a better part of the early afternoon next to a motorcycle tire and a man in black boots. He would hop up the curb and back down again every couple minutes. The crowd was excited to see him move about. He has such fantastic hair. It is much like a reverse mohawk.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit58leWMeHtYBxwnbenL6i689cegGHRdBll_VCRVhuO8-0q4Vx-DmpZgymuqwZUwCcBn76T4dH_U3RdgTM6ASCWXoIXTHDJCOnTgLnxs0esbue1DhaIgu5Rz9jM57Wtq6OxqjU-YapGVEx/s1600-h/4423.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit58leWMeHtYBxwnbenL6i689cegGHRdBll_VCRVhuO8-0q4Vx-DmpZgymuqwZUwCcBn76T4dH_U3RdgTM6ASCWXoIXTHDJCOnTgLnxs0esbue1DhaIgu5Rz9jM57Wtq6OxqjU-YapGVEx/s200/4423.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349209270874007138" border="0" /></a><br />Swoopini has not been seen since early this morning. Swoopini was the stronger flyer of the two as of yesterday afternoon. Maybe she has flown away? We hope Swoopini is ok.The Camsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072732561950058221noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609902147565399980.post-75583915142446516872009-06-19T16:45:00.000-07:002009-06-19T17:24:12.912-07:00Swoops Makes Attack On Five Seagulls And Two CrowsSwoops attacked five seagulls and two crows today between the hours of 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm. He was amazing. He chased one gull up Sacramento Street, another down Front Street, two others to 101 California and one he made a direct hit on directly above the now vacant nesting tree. The crows circled the little ones' nesting shrubbery. The crows never had a chance. Before they saw Swoops, Swoops made two perfectly precise hits on one crow and then the other. The crows immediately fled. Swoops is working incredibly hard to keep Little Swoops and Swoopini safe. He looks exhausted. He is vigilant. Swipes comes and goes. The pigeons mull around. They present no danger at all. They actually seem oblivious to anything but the potential that a sandwich crumb might fall their way.The Camsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072732561950058221noreply@blogger.com0