The species reproduces annually, usually in committee.
The Flock Desk · 2026-08-19 · 2 min
Satire — this story is fiction and describes no real people, agencies or deployments.
SATIRE. Fiction. No real town, agency, vendor or contract is described below.
Field observers in an entirely imaginary jurisdiction report the seasonal behavior that precedes population growth: a meeting, an agenda item, and a document.
Unlike most birds, this species does not lay eggs. It lays paperwork, which hatches into more of itself roughly twelve months later.
Courtship display consists of a slide deck.
Officials describe the arrangement as 'accountability,' which is technically true in the way that a mirror is technically a witness.
The Flock Desk · 2026-09-09
Read field report →Field observers note the species has entered its passive-aggressive phase, typically arriving in early autumn.
Dr. Marge Tinwing, Field Correspondent · 2026-09-08
Read field report →The document is four pages long, three of which explain how much the town values transparency.
The Flock Desk · 2026-09-07
Read field report →