Ghost-Birds by Nicolas Pizzolatto -- Press Clips
http://www.theatlantic.com/...03/10/pizzolatto.htm I realize this may breach the no-naming rules, but since this article is in the October 2003 issue of The Atlantic Monthly, I fail to see how any additional harm could be done here.
Edit: Quoted text removed after discussion with original poster and author. Link to Atlantic web site for the story. ~Tom Aiello