1.   The birds will be released unharmed and the data collected will be used to compile a profile of their nesting and migratory habits.

2.   Breeders will face fines if they attempt to boost the number of barn owls living in the wild by releasing birds without a license.

3.   As in other parts of the state, bald eagle nests in the Big Sur area were established by releasing birds captured in Alaska and Canada.

4.   After the cauldron is lit, will they release live birds?

5.   Although biologists have declared the condor captive-breeding program a success, efforts to release the birds into the wild in California have been plagued with problems.

6.   Four birds will be released in Santa Barbara County this fall, and four more in Monterrey County.

7.   In a race, the birds are all released at once, not long after sunrise.

8.   In case you were passed out from the heat and missed it, McDowell released a bird during a game at Yankee Stadium this week.

9.   Nye and other officials say they never planned a public ceremony to release a bird.

10.   On the morning before Nizar was killed, he released his bird so that it could fly back to its mother, his family said.