Bird Byrd

UNITED STATES - APRIL 12: From left, Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W. Va., talks with Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., after the news conference announcing a resolution to name June 20, 2007 as "American Eagle Day" on Thursday, April 12, 2007. Also attending the event were Sen. Wayne Allard, R-Colo., the bald eagle "Challenger" and Al Cecere, president and CEO of the American Eagle Foundation. (Photo By Bill Clark/Roll Call/Getty Images)