In response, Sadat suggested a code name: "Cool Birds." The name stuck, and a nighttime strike mission was authorized. An Afghan major general confirmed grid references and gave the mission verbal ...

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A striking bird that trills a beautiful song, the western meadowlark seems the ideal feathered friend to spotlight on ...

"So most of these small birds, they they're actually... flying at night. So when they're flying, they're spending so much energy they're heating up, so they like to fly when it's cool at night.