Which bird phrase describes a futile, hopeless pursuit?

Gas, electric and convection are three types of which kitchen appliance used for baking? Three U.S. presidents attended the Texas funeral of which politician on November 18, 1961? Which Disney character debuted in the 1934 cartoon "The Wise Little Hen"? In which Shakespeare play do three witches prophesy during a thunderstorm? Which three-word French term, literally "toilet water", names a lightly perfumed water? In which three-word location did the Exxon Valdez spill millions of gallons of crude oil in 1989? What three-word term describes the October 20, 1973, Watergate exodus of Elliot Richardson, William Ruckelshaus and Arc… What was the three-word title of the 1950s TV show hosted by Walter Cronkite that recreated historical events as news?