I've made it ino the Bangor News as have the owls. I was excited about this and had a moment of minor panic that a certain researcher will lash me for the use of "invasion" as opposed to "irruption" in the article...

I'm very excited, a group of ladies from work and I are planning a trip to Nebraska to see sandhill cranes in March. I don't know if we're going to do the Rivers and Wildlife Celebration but we will get out for some sandhill crane and snow goose action. If you've never done this you really should...unless of course you are trying to come see owls in Minnesota, that should take priority in 2005, but at some point Nebraska in March should be on your list of birding trips.