Massive bird poop on crux of Birdland 2nd pitch

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#63029 - 03/12/12 02:03 PM Massive bird poop on crux of Birdland 2nd pitch
curmudgeon enthusiast Registered: 10/27/10 Posts: 383	I almost gagged yesterday at the crux of Birdland second pitch. The sloping bucket at the crux is caked with bird poop. A public service message. The direct finish.
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#63033 - 03/12/12 02:41 PM Re: Massive bird poop on crux of Birdland 2nd pitch [Re: curmudgeon]
Rickster old hand Registered: 10/16/07 Posts: 765 Loc: Orange Cty, NY	Cur, "Birdland" Duuuuh! That second pitch always looks so good.
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#63034 - 03/12/12 03:06 PM Re: Massive bird poop on crux of Birdland 2nd pitch [Re: Rickster]
tradjunkie enthusiast Registered: 04/19/04 Posts: 347	I thought Turdland was in the Trapps.
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#63043 - 03/12/12 04:49 PM Re: Massive bird poop on crux of Birdland 2nd pitch [Re: tradjunkie]
Coppertone old hand Registered: 08/17/00 Posts: 1050 Loc: Newtown, CT	I've found large turds on that pitch every time that I have done it. Still some great steep 5.8 climbing.
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#63054 - 03/12/12 11:48 PM Re: Massive bird poop on crux of Birdland 2nd pitch [Re: Coppertone]
Lucander member Registered: 04/03/09 Posts: 175 Loc: Stone Ridge, NY	I saw this poop two weeks ago, I decided not to report it because I wanted more unsuspecting climbers to do the route and scare the offending avians away. In previous years, owls would leave hairy turds on that ledge, really easy to wipe these pellets away. This year's crop is way worse. I hear the route was named in honor of Charlie Parker (aka: "The Bird"), but the name seems a double entendre.
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