Birdchick Podcast #89: FAA Frees Cranes!

I saw on Facebook today that the FAA has decided to allow the Operation Migration Whooping Cranes to continue their southward migration: "The FAA has granted an exemption to Operation Migration that will allow pilots to continue to aid the whooping crane migration. Normally, the FAA limits light sport aircraft and pilots to personal flights without compensation. Because the operation is in “mid-migration,” the FAA is granting a one-time exemption so the migration can be completed. The FAA will work with Operation Migration to develop a more comprehensive, long-term solution."

Bird Watching has more here.

A Falcated Teal in California is making the news--even in the Huffington Post!

Puffin found wandering the streets of Montreal is sent back to the wild.  That poor bird is way off course from the Grand Banks to Montreal!

What kind of jobs can I expect as an ornithologist?

Some of NBB's friends created this fan version of The Hobbit trailer:

The Hobbit Trailer you know and love, sweded...because! It's not a traditional swede, but we decided to try something a little different as we pull people together for future sweding. Please enjoy! Watch the original trailer here: http://youtu.be/JTSoD4BBCJc Directed (and acted) by Jerry Belich & Melissa Kaercher, as well as the rest of the wonder cast Thad Dahlberg, Eryn Hildebrand, Rebecca Walpole, and Viktorija Kristupaitis.