Monday, June 22, 2009
Swoops, 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.
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...anxiously awaiting the news of their whereabouts! Sure hope they're ok.
ReplyDeleteOh sweet mother of pearl! If someone has kidnapped the Swoopsies I will have to break out my can of whip-ass and bring some bad mama-jama NYC attitude out to peaceful San Fran. Hell to the no is harm coming to Mr. Swoops et al. Okay, settling down now.
ReplyDeleteSGZ is swoops ground zero on front by the walgreens right? I didn't see them in the pots at 101 Cal either. Where were the birds last seen?
ReplyDeleteYes - SGZ is on Front Street next to the Walgreen's across from Charles Schwab. They were last seen in the petunias at 101 California.
ReplyDeleteLast seen Friday at 101 Cal. I have the picture of Little Swoops on Lunch Man's shoe on my desktop at work, everytime I see it I smile.
ReplyDeleteThey've probably flown away at this point.
ReplyDeleteThat's what birds do.
Once the little ones learn to fly, there's no reason to stay in the vicinity.
The Blackbird family brought laughs and joy to an area that is known for neither laughs nor joy.
Farewell Feathered Friends!
ReplyDeleteWe will remember you always!
I agree, 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.
ReplyDeleteBye-bye Swoops family! Be safe! We'll miss ya'll.
ReplyDeleteCue R. Kelly... I believe I can flyyyyy!
ReplyDeleteAnd the good thing is... Swoops didn't let all this fame get to his head.
ReplyDeleteHe could have stayed and milked it for everything it was worth... Continuing until no one cared anymore, because he needed the attention.
But no, Swoops did what was needed from him and left on a high note. Even though, in my eyes, Swoops could never get on a low note.
I hope next year he decides to have some more babies in that area.
Until then... This is goodbye
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!
ReplyDeletehello,
ReplyDeletedaniel again... i went back monday afternoon and found no trace of any of them. based on the little one's strength at flying on sunday, i think they moving from place to place at will...no longer needing to stay in a specific for the sake of the baby.i wonder where they call home when they aren't in the nest for a month or so?
One thing to keep in mind is that birds often return to prior nesting grounds on an annual basis.
ReplyDeleteSo in June 2010, keep your head up on Front Street.
Could they have gone to the Safeway where they had been seen before?
ReplyDeleteTo Terry: Different birds.
ReplyDeleteI miss Swoops.
ReplyDeleteThis looks just like the bird that crashed into the back of my head (beak first) twice yesterday as I was walking into Oakridge Mall in San Jose!
ReplyDeleteDaniel,
ReplyDeleteEmail me at frontstreetattackbird@gmail.com and we will figure out when to meet up. Thanks again for your reports from the field.