No Joke, A Dinosaur Bird

Pterodactyl, or something similar to what some thought they saw

Scientists believe the Steller's sea eagle was mistaken for a pterodactyl

Here's something interesting: I found out that a few years ago there were several sightings of a bird, an enormous bird with the wingspan of small plane -- about 14 feet. It was spotted several times all over southwestern Alaska, specifically around Manokotak and Togiak. The most credible person to have seen the bird was our main pilot who's been flying in this area for over 25 years. Some people called the bird a giant eagle, others thought it looked like a thunderbird, and some thought it resembled a pterodactyl. After talking to a few people in the community about this Dino-like bird, I googled it and sure enough, there were articles all over, from National Geographic to ABC -- to my favorite, UFO Digest. Scientists believed it was most likely a Steller's sea eagle, a rare sighting for these parts and native to northeastern Siberia. The sea eagle can have wing spans up to 8 feet. Here's what the pilot who saw it had to say:

“You have got to realize that the thing I saw I mistook for another Cessna coming up on me. This was big, big, big. I have seen maybe 100,000 eagles, and I know that this was an awful lot bigger than an 8 foot wingspan. You would not want to have your children out with this guy around.”

God I'd love to see this bird. I suspect the late Robert Stack of Unsolved Mysteries would share my sentiments.