Bi Expansion II Corp. – ‘3’ for 2/16/98 re: Bird Corp.

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Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities by an Insider   —   Form 3   —   SEA’34
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 1: 3           Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of           3     16K 
                Securities by an Insider                                         

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[FORM 3]                                                                        
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION  
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 
17(a) of the Public Utility 
Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 
1940

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1.  Name and Address of           2.  Date of Event          4.  Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol                          
    Reporting Person                  Requiring Statement                                                                          
                                      (Month/Day/Year)           Bird Corporation (Common-BIRD; Preferred-BIRDP)                   
    BI Expansion II Corp.                                                                                                          
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    (Last)  (First)  (Middle)             2/16/98            5.  Relationship of Reporting       6.  If Amendment, Date of Original
                                                                 Person to Issuer                    (Month/Day/Year)              
    750 E. Swedesford Road                                       (Check all applicable)                                            
-----------------------------------------------------------  ______ Director  ____x___ 10% Owner                                   
           (Street)               3.  IRS or Social          ______ Officer   ________ Other (specify below)                       
                                      Security Number of           (give title below)                                              
    Valley Forge, PA 19482            Reporting Person                                                                             
-----------------------------         (Voluntary)                  --------------------------------------                          
    (City)  (State)  (Zip)                                                                                                         

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                                      TABLE I -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED                                      
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1.  Title of Security             2.  Amount of Securities   3.  Ownership Form:  Direct (D)     4.  Nature of Indirect Beneficial 
    (Instr. 4)                        Beneficially Owned         or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)          Ownership (Instr. 5)          
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    Common Stock                  3,991,022                      D                                                                 
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    $1.85 Cumulative                772,735                      D                                                                 
    Convertible Preference Stock                                                                                                   
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Reminder:  Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.                (Over) 
                      (Print or Type Responses)                                                                    SEC 1473 (8-92) 

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FORM 3 (CONTINUED)                                                              

TABLE II--DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED  
(E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)  

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1. Title of Derivative  2. Date Exercisable    3. Title and Amount    4. Conversion or  5. Ownership Form    6. Nature of Indirect  
   Security (Instr. 4)     and Expiration Date    of Securities          Exercise Price    of Derivative        Beneficial Ownership
                           (Month/Day/Year)       Underlying             of Derivative     Security: Direct     (Instr. 5)          
                                                  Derivative Security    Security          (D) or Indirect                          
                                                  (Instr. 4)                               (I) (Instr. 5)                           
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                        Date         Expiration   Title    Amount or                                                                
                        Exercisable  Date                  Number of                                                                
                                                           Shares                                                                   
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Explanation of Responses: On February 13, 1998, the tender offer made by BI     
Expansion II Corp. (a wholly owned subsidiary of CertainTeed Corporation, which 
is a wholly owned subsidiary of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain) for all of the issued
and outstanding shares of Common Stock and $1.85 Cumulative Convertible         
Preference Stock of Bird Corporation expired and pursuant to such offer BI      
Expansion II Corp. purchased 3,991,022 shares of such common stock and 772,735  
shares of such preference stock.                                                

BI Expansion II Corp.   

 by: Name:  John R. Mesher
     Title: Vice President

                         /s/ JOHN R. MESHER              February 20, 1998
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            **Signature of Reporting        Date
Person              

**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal   
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).                       

Note:  File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If 
space provided is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.  

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Additional Reporting Persons  
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Additional Reporting Person:  CertainTeed Corporation (a wholly owned subsidiary of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain)                 

Address:                      750 E. Swedesford Road; Valley Forge, PA 19482                                                   

Designated Filer:             BI Expansion II Corp.                                                                            

Issuer & Ticker Symbol:       Bird Corporation/Common-BIRD; Preferred-BIRDP                                                    

Statement for Month/Year:     2/98                                                                                             

                                                                        CertainTeed Corporation                                

                                                                        by:  Name:  John R. Mesher                             
                                                                             Title: Vice President                             

                                                                        /s/ JOHN R. MESHER                   February 20, 1998 
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                                                                        Signature of Reporting Person        Date              

Additional Reporting Person:  Compagnie de Saint-Gobain                                                                        

Address:                      Les Miroirs, 92096 La Defense Cedex, Paris,                                                      
                              France                                                                                           

Designated Filer:             BI Expansion II Corp.                                                                            

Issuer & Ticker Symbol:       Bird Corporation/Common-BIRD; Preferred-BIRDP                                                    

Statement for Month/Year      2/98                                                                                             

                                                                        Compagnie de Saint-Gobain                              

                                                                        by:  Name:  Gianpaolo Caccini                          
                                                                             Title: Senior Vice President                      

                                                                        /s/ GIANPAOLO CACCINI                 February 20, 1998
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                                                                        Signature of Reporting Person         Date             

Dates Referenced Herein   and   Documents Incorporated by Reference

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This ‘3’ Filing		Date		First		Last			Other Filings
Filed on:		2/20/98		2		3
For Period end:		2/16/98							8-K
		2/13/98		2
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