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                UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                  FORM 10-K/A-1

(Mark One)
[X]  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE 
     ACT OF 1934 (FEE REQUIRED)
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996
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                                       OR
[ ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES 
     EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ________________________ to _____________________
Commission File Number  0-828

                                BIRD CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         MASSACHUSETTS                                      04-3082903
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(State or other jurisdiction of             (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)

1077 Pleasant Street,  Norwood, MA                         02062
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(Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (617) 551-0656

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:    

   Title of each class                                  Name of each exchange   
   -------------------                                  on which registered
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         NONE                                                  NONE 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                      Common Stock, par value $1 per share
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                                (Title of Class)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes   X     No 
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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K.

The aggregate market value of common stock, par value $1 per share, held by
non-affiliates as of March 3, 1997 was $16,684,000. As of March 3, 1997 there
were 4,144,800 shares of Bird Corporation common stock, par value $1 per share,
outstanding.

                       DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the Proxy Statement for the 1997 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to
be filed with the Commission by April 30, 1997 are incorporated by reference
into Parts I and III of this report.



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     The undersigned registrant hereby amends the following items, financial
statements, exhibits or other portions of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1996 as set forth in the pages attached hereto:

Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K

         (c)  Exhibit Index.

              Exhibit 28        Annual Report on Form 11-K of the Bird
                                Employees' Savings and Profit Sharing Plan for
                                the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996.




                                   SIGNATURES
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        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this amendment to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.




                                        BIRD CORPORATION (REGISTRANT)


June 25, 1997                           /s/ Frank S. Anthony
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                                        FRANK S. ANTHONY 
                                        VICE PRESIDENT