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Other Bird Statues (page 4)

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Oriole
Gackle, ND
This Oriole statue was built from 1990-1991 and installed at the Gackle Streeter Public School. The oriole is the school's mascot. [map]

Billie Bluejay
Omaha, NE
This six-foot-tall, bronze Billy Bluejay statue was created by Matthew Placzek. It was installed in 2004 in front of Creighton University's Morrison Stadium. Billy is the school's mascot. For more, see this website. [map]

Crows
Omar, NY
These three Crows were created by Will Salisbury in 2001. The crows are located on the southbound side of I-81. They about 11 feet tall and made of steel. For more, see this website. [map]

Crow
Petaluma, CA		 Old Crow [gone]
Camden, AR		 Crow
Belgrade, MN
This Crow sculpture in Petaluma is located at Reared in Steel which produces many sculptures for the Burning Man festival. This sculpture and at least three others were produced by Jack Champion. Reared in Steel got one of them and it has been there since at least 2018. The birdcage was added sometime after that. [map]

This Old Crow statue in Camden was installed on a pole behind the Liquor Mart. I have not seen one of these statues anywhere else but I assume that they were mass-produced for liquor stores. Old Crow is a Kentucky bourbon whiskey. This character is displayed on the company's bottles and advertising. The store is now known as Red Fox Wines & Spirits and this statue was gone by 2024. For more, see this website.

This Crow statue in Belgrade is 18 feet tall and was installed here in 1988. The statue was produced by FAST Fiberglass. Belgrade is located in Crow County. For more, see this website. [map]

Crows
Palo Alto, CA
These Crows were created by Sylvi Herrick in 2019. The three sculptures traveled as a mobile art installation on a flatbed truck from Florida to Palo Alto, stopping along the way. They are now installed in front of a residence. For more, see this website. [map]

More Crows:
Farmington, MI [map]
Mound, MN
Auburn, WA
Blairmore, AB: 1, 2 [map]

Raven
Ravenden, AR
The first fiberglass Raven statue in Ravenden was erected in 1991. It was destroyed in a fire set by vandals. A second one was also destroyed by fire. This, the third one, was created with fireproof material. [map]

Raven
Huntsville, TX
This Raven sculpture was installed at Sam Houston State University in 2018. Sam Houston had the Cherokee name of "Black Raven." This stainless steel 21-foot-tall sculpture was created by Ed Wilson. For more, see this website. [map]

Yard Birds
Chehalis, WA
The first Yard Birds store opened in 1947 in Centralia, WA. There were three other locations in Olympia, Chehalis, and Shelton, WA. The only store still open is the one in Chehalis. The first magpie statue was built in 1969 at the company's Chehalis store. The statue was 60 feet tall and destroyed by a fire in 1976. The statue shown in the first row above is about eight feet tall. There were about 20 of these Yard Bird statues made but they are apparently all gone except for possibly one in a private collection in Centralia, WA which may be gone and another one at the Lewis County Historical Museum in Chehalis, WA.

The larger, decoy shaped bird at the Chehalis store is about 60 feet long and originally served as the company's helicopter hangar. I believe it was built in the early 1970s. The statue was restored in 2013 and was being restored again in 2015 when these photos were taken. The two statues shown in the bottom row above are located inside the store. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. [map]

Black Bird
Medford, OR

2008:
2015:
This Black Bird is installed in the parking lot of the Black Bird Shopping Center. It was built by Lee Hobbs who was inspired by the Yard Bird in Chehalis, WA (see above). This statue is about 29 feet tall and holds a fishing pole. For more, see this website. [map]

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