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Bird Track Mystery Cache

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billrow: Archiving a few old ones with no finds for over a year.

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Hidden : 7/17/2009
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This one will test your knowledge of ornithology. And a little knowledge of one local neighborhood would help too.


The cache is not located at the posted coordinates

I was hoping to find an interesting story about the name of this area, but couldn’t come across much. If anyone knows some history about this, pass it along and I’ll add it to the cache page. For now, we’ll just say it is what it is; and here is your challenge:

  1. Identify the nine birds in the pictures below, and write down their names, with the corresponding numbers from the pictures.
  2. After figuring out what they have in common (check the hint if you need to), sort them as follows: north to south for six of them, followed by west to east for the other three.
  3. Leaving the original numbers as assigned to each one, assign the letters “a” through “i” in the new order.
  4. Replace the letters in the following coords with the corresponding numbers from your list to find the location.
+3a 3h.bei, -1d1 1g.ifc

For FTF: A commemorative gold disc featuring one of these birds on it's reverse side (i.e., a Sacagawea Dollar).

You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.

Congrats to Lutz Family for a quick find. Just an hour and 15 minutes from publish to posting FTF!

TIP FOR FUTURE HUNTERS: Okay to park in back, but during business hours you might want to walk around the building and approach from the street, to avoid curious muggles inside...

UPDATE: Due to some changes at the location (including a shiny new fence), this one has been moved about 15 feet NW of GZ. Will now need to be approached from the street. Check the new hint if needed.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Chmmyr: purpx gur znc Uvqr: ybj IREL GUVA zntarg

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)

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