Orange terrorist alert level - Prez was on TV this evening, giving Saddam 48 hours to leave town. Maybe this will be on the 48 Hours TV show hosted by Dan Rather, since he interviewed So Damn Insane a while ago. Anyway, this evening the government raised our terrorist level to orange from yellow. This could make for an interesting problem for the BSBO and their passerine spring migration banding study at Navarre Marsh, which is on Davis Besse nuclear plant property.

A couple of Saturdays ago while on the tower hawk watching, two other BSBO hawk watchers told me how the BSBO may have to band somewhere else if the terrorist alert level goes to orange. When it went to orange in early February, the BSBO was prevented from entering Navarre Marsh, due to tightened security. Passerine banding begins in mid-April. Maybe it will be lowered by then, but that's only four weeks away. One alternative banding sight the BSBO is considering is Ottawa. I was planning on helping with the banding program this spring. They have their little training day towards the end of April.