Are you looking for a special way to say "Thank you" or "Happy Birthday" to someone special? Perhaps you should send a dozen pink flamingoes to perch in your friend's yard for 24 hours.

 Members of St. Margaret Mary's Senior High Youth Group are offering Flamingo Flockings to raise money for a trip to the National Catholic Youth Convention in Indianapolis in early December.
 For $15, a dozen lovely, pink birds can be placed in the yard of your friend for 24 hours. (Distribution is limited to Broome and Tioga Counties.) The recipient is given a certificate explaining what they have received and who has sent the gift (unless you wish to remain anonymous). Other size packages are also available, as well as insurance to prevent a flocking at your house. Flockings may be scheduled throughout October, or until the first serious snowfall. To schedule a flocking, or for more information, call  the head "bird herder," Helen Cooney at (607) 625-4625.