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Other Bird Statues (page 5)

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Raven & Apple
Oklahoma City, OK		 Raven
Ravenden, AR
This Raven & Apple sculpture in Oklahoma City was created by Peter Woytuk. It was moved to this location in 2016. It had been at a park nearby. Woytuk has created other Raven sculptures. [map]

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. [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. This store closed in 2022. 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. I don't know if this one is still there. 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. It is still there. The two statues shown in the bottom row above were located inside the store and I assume they have been removed. 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]

Vulture [gone]
Pomona, CA
This Vulture sculpture appeared to be made of foam. He stood in the parking lot behind the Cal Poly Pomona Downtown Center. These photos are from 2008. By 2011, the statue was gone.

Vulture
Seligman, AZ
This Vulture sculpture was installed at the Roadkill Cafe around 2024. [map]

Buzzard
Key Largo, FL

2009:
2020 and 2021:
This Buzzard statue advertises for the Buzzard's Roost Grill & Pub. In 2009, he was installed on top of a car on Highway 1. By 2011, the statue had been restored and installed in the restaurant's tiki bar patio.

Buzzard
Springfield, MO		 Woodpecker
Peoria Heights, IL
This Buzzard was installed at Don's Old Cars & Antiques around 2017. The owner got the statue from a mini golf course around 2014. He used a satellite dish to create a nest. [map]

This six-foot-tall, chainsaw-carved Woodpecker has been installed on the water tower in Tower Park since 1970. It was previously located in Vancouver Island, BC. [map]

More Woodpeckers:
Leader, SK

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