Birdchick Podcast #61: Amazing Burrowing Owl, Lesser Prairie-Chickens & Big Year




Birdchick Podcast show

Summary: This is where I'll be next week. From the American Birding Association Blog: Crazy female burrowing owl does 2 broods--1100 miles apart! Oklahoma should really look at the lesser prairie-chicken as an economic opportunity, not an economic bust.  There's a lesser prairie-chicken festival--Leks, Treks and More! It's hawk migration time--find a Hawk Count near you!   Big Year news--lots of discussion about below: A Swainson's hawk in the snow?  WildBird magazine makes an appearance in the movie! Jim Parsons is supposed to play a bird blogger.  Who is he?  Have you ever seen a bird blogger in a beret? Also Greg Miller (played by Jack Black in the film) has his own blog...and his own line of shirts: