World Series of Bird Watching Begins

Deep in the Pine Barrens, in the cranberry bogs of jersey, a group of individuals prepare themselves for the thrill of a lifetime: to be crowned champion of the World Series of Birding.  Last year's champion, Rodney "Swampsparrow"  Sinclair is charged, to put it mildy, to retain his title.  "Swamsparrow", as he prefers to be called in Birding circles, became infatuated with ornathology while incarcerated at Rahway state prison-serving a five year sentence for the armed robbery of a clamming vessel off the coast of Highlands, New Jersey in the Sandy Hook Bay. Sinclair shows little remorse for the crime, stating "all I got were some fuckin' clams and a Blockbuster video membership card for the Rout 36 Blockbuster...only".  Regardless of his criminal background, Sinclair is a self-taught expert on the various species of birds living in our great state, and the mid-atlantic region.  As he speaks about his passion, you can almost see his eyes well up with tears of joy.  Statements like, "I'll go fuckin' anywhere to see some wild turkeys" make it difficult to hold his violent past against him.  "Swampsparrow" is definitely a lover of all God's creatures, and from all of us here at the Manic News desk, we wish him the best in his pursuit of a repeat.