Xenodin's Report Card on Illinois' Mysterious Creatures! LQQK RaRe !!

First on the agenda is the wonderful flying monster witnesses have dubbed, the Thunderbird!  This name just strikes fear in the hearts of children.  Unfortunately I haven't been privy to viewing such a magnificent beast, although following is a real eyewitness report.  Let's read...

   -->keep a close eye on your piggies, the thunderbirds are here
by Howard "the How" Simpkins
location:  Canton 10/19/2001
  This was a normal day wasn't it.  At least that is what I kept telling myself, after seeing the flying beast swoop down from the air and nab my neighbor's pig.  The bird was gigantic, it was all black except for a stripe around its neck.  The wingspan was bigger than I had ever seen before on a bird.  Even when I was in the locker room at French Lick High School initiating Larry into the 'brotherhood.'  The wingspan on this creature was easily 15-20 ft and the body, dear lord that body...can't think of Larry like that...the thunderbird was at least 20 ft long or around 6ft long.  The talons on this creature were sharp enough to rip apart a cd wrapper, prescription bottle caps, and the little piggie going to market.  That poor little piggy never went wee wee wee home.  The winged monster dove in on top of the pig without a sound.  In the blink of an eye the thunderbird was on its way back to feast on the delicious meal.  In fact the bird was so fast if I hadn't been at the window watching my neighbor undress, I wouldn't have ever seen or heard the creature.  Unfortunately I was unable to snap any pictures of this thunderbird, because I was all out of film by that time.  However I was able to grab a pencil and paper to quickly transfer what I saw in the form of a sketch.  Enjoy and may this help in the proving of such beasts existing.  You can believe me or not, but I know what I saw from my window a gigantic bird capturing a pig.
 

Wow.  Doesn't that story just prove those non-believers wrong?  Not in my opinion, but that is not what I am here to report on.  I am to give this myth a grade. 
Creature Grade:  C-
C'mon this is a giant bird which snaps up pigs from unsuspecting farmers, how exciting is that story to tell over and over again.  Not very exciting.  I know there were a couple cases where it supposedly tried to lift off kids, but those are too small of a number to boost this sorry legend past a 'c'.  Also, this is most likely a run-in with a turkey vulture from individuals with a booze infected memory.

Next time, the Big Cats of Illinois--Panthers!!!!

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To all the pain it brings
To all those who pull the strings
I bid good riddance"
 

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