UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
(AMENDMENT NO. 3)
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
BIRD CORPORATION
(Name of issuer)
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $1.00 PER SHARE
(Title of class of securities)
097763103
(CUSIP number)
R. KEITH LONG
400 ROYAL PALM WAY #204
PALM BEACH, FLORIDA 33480
(561) 832-4110
with a copy to
MARK H. MIRKIN, ESQ.
MIRKIN & WOOLF, P.A.
1700 PALM BEACH LAKES BOULEVARD #580
WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA 33401
(561) 687-4460
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications)
MAY 5, 1997
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ].
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement [ ].
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP NO. 097763103 PAGE 2 OF 4 PAGES
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
R. Keith Long ###-##-####
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP * (a)[X]
(b)[ ]
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
PF
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
ITEMS 2(d) or 2(E)[ ]
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
7 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 109,000
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
8 SHARED VOTING POWER
-0-
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
109,000
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
109,000
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES * [ ]
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
2.62%
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
IN
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION
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CUSIP No. 097763103
This Amendment No. 3 is filed to reflect the beneficial ownership of (1) Otter
Creek Partners I, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (" Otter Creek"), (2) R.
Keith Long, and (3) Joan Greco and John Fyfe JTWROS (jointly ("Fyfe") (Otter
Creek, Mr. Long and Fyfe are collectively referred to as the "Reporting
Persons").
The following information updates and revises the information set forth in the
original Schedule 13D dated February 28, 1996, Amendment No. 1 dated May 3, 1996
and Amendment No. 2 dated January 2, 1997.
Item 1. SECURITY AND ISSUER.
No change.
Item 2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND.
No change.
Item 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.
Mr. Long paid $200,000 from his personal funds to pur chase the
50,000 shares of the Issuer reported herein.
Item 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION.
No change.
Item 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
Otter Creek beneficially owns 160,900 shares of Common Stock of the
Issuer constituting approximately 3.88% of the outstanding Common Stock.
Fyfe beneficially owns 87,300 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer
constituting approximately 2.11% of the outstanding Common Stock.
Long beneficially owns 109,000 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer
constituting approximately 2.62% of the outstanding Common Stock.
As a group, the Reporting Persons beneficially own 357,200 shares of
Common Stock of the Issuer constituting approximately 8.60% of the outstanding
Common Stock.
Since the Reporting Persons' filing of Amendment No. 2 to the
original Schedule 13D, the Reporting Persons acquired shares of Common Stock as
set forth below. All such shares were acquired through brokers' transactions.
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CUSIP No. 097763103
SHARES ACQUIRED BY MR. LONG
TRADE DATE
5/5/96
NUMBER OF SHARES
50,000
PRICE PER SHARE
4.00
Item 6. CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATION-
SHIPS WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
No change.
Item 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.
None
SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: May 30, 1997
/s/ R. KEITH LONG
R. Keith Long, individually and on
behalf of John Fyfe and Joan Greco,
JTWROS
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: May 30, 1997
OTTER CREEK PARTNERS I, L.P.
By: Otter Creek Management, Inc.,
its general partner
By: /s/ R. KEITH LONG
R. Keith Long, President
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