Interior residents notice an invasion of ptarmigan this winter

Newsminer ^ | January 29, 2009 | Tim Mowry

[Ptarmigan]

FAIRBANKS — Nobody knows why, but Fairbanks residents are seeing an influx of ptarmigan in town this winter.

“I see them all the time; they’re everywhere,” naturalist Mike Taras said of the snow-white birds that are usually found in the hills around town rather than in town.

“Just driving along in the truck you can see their tracks and trails all over the side of the road,” said Taras, an education and outreach specialist for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game in Fairbanks.

[Young Werther]

Ptarmigans are Palin Patriots.

Here are some Palin Guard dogs!

I was stationed on the DEW Line and the Ptarmigans would fly North in the summer time and build their nests in the ANWAR!

[Slings and Arrows]

Baked Alaskan Ptarmigan

Recipe Ingredients:

Ptarmigan, Cleaned & skinned
Stuffing, enough for all birds
Hickory Bacon, 2 strips per bird

Recipe Preparation:

After cleaning and skinning the birds stuff them with your favorite dressing. Lay 2 strips of hickory-smoked bacon across the breast of each bird and wrap each loosely but airtight in aluminum foil. Bake for 60 minutes in a preheated 350 degree oven. After 60 minutes open the foil on one of the birds and see if the fat from the bacon has cooked down into the breast. If it has then open the foil wide on all the birds and allow them to bake uncovered for an additional 15-20 minutes or until brown.

[Redcitizen]

Is this considered posting a vanity? =)

[Billthedrill]