They'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.

Keep a safe distance from trees. Bald men wear a hat. Jean Jacket man protect the little ones. Feels good to be back.

Cable 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!

http://sfappeal.com/news/2009/08/big-fire-in-fidi.php

Planes Arrive On The Scene!

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.

Fire At Front Street And California

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.

San Francisco Magazine August, 2009 Edition Features Swoops

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!

British 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 ..."

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

Reference 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?

The Wikipedia site has now been restored.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swoops

Incoming!

From the archives:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/scavenger/detail?entry_id=41847

CBS 5 Makes It Official: Swoops Has Left The Building

http://cbs5.com/pets/sf.bird.attacks.2.1066339.html

We miss you Swoops and family!

A Video Retrospective

music by sonnetone

DJ At KFJC 89.7 FM Pays Tribute To Swoops

KFJC 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."

The show can be downloaded from KFJC 89.7 website in the Broadcast Archives section or on iTunes in 'Eclectic' section.

Links to playlist and download of morning show:

http://www.kfjc.org/music/playlist.php?i=33032
http://www.kfjc.org/broadcast_archives/

Thanks for the tribute KFJC 89.7 FM in Los Altos!

AB 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.

The moon walk ... the glitter glove ... the red leather jacket. We will never forget.

RIP Michael.
1958-2009

RIP Farrah.
1947-2009

Exotic Locales Of Swoops-Readership

Some of the more interesting locations which found Swoops on the internet:

* Canadian hits from Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Saskatoon.
* Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and even Iran registered hits.
* The African (see above) nations of Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda and Eritrea. Eritria?
* We also got 2 hits from Nepal, 1 from Cambodia, and 23 each from Malaysia and the Philippines. True bird lovers.

Swoops International Coverage

AB 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.

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.

Farewells To Swoops Flooding In From Around The Globe ... "We Miss You" "Nous Vous Manquons" "Мы пропускаем вас" "Wir Verfehlen Sie"

"私達は逃す。"

"Farewell Feathered Friends!
We will remember you always!"

"Nós faltamo-lo."

"... 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."

"I have the picture of Little Swoops on Lunch Man's shoe on my desktop at work, everytime I see it I smile."

"Le faltamos, Swoops."

"Bye-bye Swoops family! Be safe! We'll miss ya'll."

"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."

"The Blackbird family brought laughs and joy to an area that is known for neither laughs nor joy."

"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!"

"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."

"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. =["

"I miss Swoops."

"I miss Swoops too."

Are 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.

One More Newscast On Swoops To Take Us Back For A Moment!

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/san_francisco&id=6862777

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.

Happy Father's Day Swoops!

Enjoy your day. You have done well!

Swoops Commemorative Memorabilia Design Contest

In 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, Jean Jacket Man, Deputy District Attorney 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 San Francisco Audubon Society.

Image Specifications:

• Must be .PSD, .TIFF or .PNG image
  
• 100-300 dpi
• 10" x 10"
  
• max 4MB

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.