Porphyry Birdstone with Noded Eyes. Pictured in the

5 7/8" Slate Birdstone with Noded Eyes. Lenawee Co, MI. Ex-Earl Townsend (T-5296), C. Robinson. Rear hole worn through. Head has been restored. Vivid banding. Featured in Earl Townsend's January 2015

Contemporary 3 1/2" Noded Eye Birdstone made of very colorful Agate

Contemporary 3 5/8" Noded Eye Birdstone on pedestal legs. Colorful Quartzite

4 3/8" Birdstone Preform from Florida. Found in the late 1960's in Jefferson Co, FL. Undrilled. Slate. Some damage to side of tail. Noded eyes. Rare Florida Bird

Rare 2 1/2" Platform Birdstone. OH. Highly polished Pipestone. Noded eyes, very well made. Front hole breakout. Old restoration has been removed

2 7/8" Bust Birdstone. Tennessee. Glossy white calcified material. Noded eyes. Eyes may have been anciently salvaged. Very nice. Ex-Thomas Franchino, Earl Townsend. Undrilled (drilling started on one

2 3/8" Slate Birdstone. McHenry Co, IL (Richmond). Ex-Earl Townsend (#1757), E.K. Petrie, A. B. Cassell. Pictured in the Birdstone Book (p369-E). Banding forms an eye. Excellent Condition. Featured on

3 3/16" Birdstone. Hocking Co, OH. Rare type, chunky body. Incised eyes and mouth. Excellent condition. Ex-Chris Forrest, Earl Townsend, Augustine Wherle (283-W). Pictured in the Birdstone Book, p657.

3 3/4" Brown Popeyed Birdstone. Livingston Co, MI. Restoration to just the top of eyes and small spot on tail. Ex-Gilbert Cooper, Earl Townsend (#1680, purch 1953), Don Boudeman. Well pictured in the

3 3/4" Slate Birdstone. Oregon, IL. Interesting style with elevated legs. Ex-Earl Townsend (T-4943). Well pictured in Moorehead's 1917 Stone Ornaments (p406). Once in the B.A. Cothow, John Douglas and

4 1/2" Birdstone. Gennesse Co, MI. Pictured in the Birdstone Book, p499-E. Townsend identified as "purple slate" Excellent condition, holes intact. Well tallied along back. Ex-Dr. T. Hugh Young. Pictu

4 3/8" Slate Birdstone. Found in 1903 in Ohio Co, KY. Overly cleaned, but otherwise fine condition. Holes intact. Ex-Earl Townsend, Wilbur Cunningham, Richard Harding. Pictured in Townsend's 2013 Sale

4 1/4" Porphyry Birdstone - Delaware Co. IN. - Baker Grade 9 C.O.A. - Ex. Edward Messer Collection

3 1/8" Salvaged Birdstone. Crawford Co, OH. Holes intact. Ex-Lyle Guckert, Duane Johnson, Cameron Parks. Pictured in WW#8 (p125) and Legends of Prehistoric Art II (p83, old Parks photo) and CHAPA II (

4 3/4" L x 3 1/8" H Porphyry Birdstone

Out of the Robert Warrenberg Collection Collected from the mid to late 1900’s

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Porphyry Birdstone made by Billy Guthrie Mid to late 1900's. Billy made a good number of these throughout his life. We see them scattered in collections, books and on display here and there at shows.

4 7/16" L Popeyed Porphyry Birdstone, Calhoun Co., IL

1 15/16"L x 1 5/8"W x 2 3/8"H Porphyry Birdstone, Porter Co., IN

3 1/4" Popeyed Porphyry Birdstone. Reproduction. Excellent condition, fine display

4 1/8" L Porphyry Birdstone, MI

4 7/16" L x 1 1/8" H Porphyry Birdstone, Hancock Co., OH

4 1/2" L x 1 1/14" H Porphyry Birdstone, MI