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NPR's Fred Wasser tells us about his first bird-watching trip, a search for a Snowy Owl that was spotted in Frederick County, Maryland. The white and fluffy bird breeds in the Arctic tundra and often travels south during the winter months in search of food. According to folklore, a close encounter with this bird could turn your life around.

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NPR's Jack Speer takes a look at how mutual funds are weathering the downturn in the stock market. Mutual funds remain a popular way to invest, but when the markets turn bearish, many investors drop funds that focus on quick-growth companies and find shelter in those with a more conservative portfolio.

From member station KCUR, Jeremy Cate reports on a growing problem for many airports -- collisions between wildlife and airplanes. In Kansas City, they're trying a unique experiment to keep deer from wandering on to the runway.

Commentator Lynn Trenning wonders what happened to the many traditions that were once associated with the American flag.

Host Bob Edwards talks with Michael Williamson of the Washington Post, who was named the Photographer of the Year by the White House News Photographers' Association. (5:51) View some of Williams' photos.

Turkey vultures flock to Orlando, Florida's, two tallest buildings every winter. NPR's Renee Montagne speaks with an employee of one of those buildings about the strange birds. To see the turkey vulture, click here.

Host Bob Edwards speaks with Kari Watkins, executive director of the Oklahoma City National Memorial. President Bush is scheduled to speak today at the opening of the new museum, the third component of the National Memorial.

Seven-time NASCAR Winston Cup champion Dale Earnhardt died yesterday in a car crash on the final lap of the Daytona 500. NPR's Tom Goldman reports.

NPR's John Nielsen reports that a new study has found that some types of fisheries may actually lead to a net loss of available food. The report bases its findings on the fact than some types of fish, including salmon, eat four times as much food as they eventually yield.