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  • Ivory-Billed Woodpeckers?

    From Leon Fisk@21:1/5 to All on Mon May 22 11:42:20 2023
    Hi,

    It would be really COOL if this Ivory-Billed Woodpecker story is
    true😲

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    Pennsylvania researchers find ‘iconic’ bird thought to be extinct for decades Published: May. 22, 2023, 7:25 a.m.

    By Brian Linder | blinder@pennlive.com
    Researchers in Pennsylvania have reportedly just spotted a bird that
    the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was considering declaring extinct
    because its last “unchallenged” sighting came all the way back in 1944, according to reports.

    In an incredible finding, researchers with the National Aviary in
    Pittsburgh, claim that they have captured images of the ivory-billed
    woodpecker — called an “iconic species” — on motion-activated trail cameras that they placed in Louisiana. The group reportedly recorded
    the birds in “bottomland hardwood forests.”

    They also reportedly used drones in 2019 to scan the treetops for the
    birds and their techniques reportedly returned “numerous images” of the woodpeckers...
    ===

    https://www.mlive.com/news/2023/05/pennsylvania-researchers-find-iconic-bird-thought-to-be-extinct-for-decades.html

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    Leon Fisk
    Grand Rapids MI

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  • From jmcquown@21:1/5 to Leon Fisk on Tue May 23 18:35:48 2023
    It would be very cool. Unfortunately, I heard a very similar story
    about an Ivory-billed woodpecker spotted somewhere in Arkansas at least
    40 years ago.

    Jill

    On 5/22/2023 11:42 AM, Leon Fisk wrote:
    Hi,

    It would be really COOL if this Ivory-Billed Woodpecker story is
    true😲

    ===
    Pennsylvania researchers find ‘iconic’ bird thought to be extinct for decades Published: May. 22, 2023, 7:25 a.m.

    By Brian Linder | blinder@pennlive.com
    Researchers in Pennsylvania have reportedly just spotted a bird that
    the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was considering declaring extinct
    because its last “unchallenged” sighting came all the way back in 1944, according to reports.

    In an incredible finding, researchers with the National Aviary in
    Pittsburgh, claim that they have captured images of the ivory-billed woodpecker — called an “iconic species” — on motion-activated trail cameras that they placed in Louisiana. The group reportedly recorded
    the birds in “bottomland hardwood forests.”

    They also reportedly used drones in 2019 to scan the treetops for the
    birds and their techniques reportedly returned “numerous images” of the woodpeckers...
    ===

    https://www.mlive.com/news/2023/05/pennsylvania-researchers-find-iconic-bird-thought-to-be-extinct-for-decades.html


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  • From Leon Fisk@21:1/5 to jmcquown on Wed May 24 08:38:14 2023
    On Tue, 23 May 2023 18:35:48 -0400
    jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:

    It would be very cool. Unfortunately, I heard a very similar story
    about an Ivory-billed woodpecker spotted somewhere in Arkansas at least
    40 years ago.

    Yeah, afraid this type of "news" reoccurs every few years. Think it was
    early 2000's there was a promising report from a southern state. Might
    even have been Arkansas. This one was sounding good till I read about
    the "fuzzy" images and other weak evidence🙄

    But still, it would be really nice if it pans out😉

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    Leon Fisk
    Grand Rapids MI

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  • From Laine@21:1/5 to Leon Fisk on Wed May 24 14:20:40 2023
    Leon Fisk wrote:

    It would be really COOL if this Ivory-Billed Woodpecker story is
    true?

    Yeah, it would be nice. Some good news on the Extinction front, for a
    change .

    By Brian Linder | blinder@pennlive.com
    In an incredible finding,

    Incredible, as in "not credible", I'd say.

    Have you looked at the evidence? The photos and videos? Pretty
    terrible. (In some of those jpg's, I can't even tell it's a bird,
    never mind if it's an Ivory-billed.)

    Not trying to be a wet blanket, but we went through this back in 2004
    or 2005. I was hopeful then, but not so much this time around. I'd
    love to be proved wrong, though ;-)

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  • From Leon Fisk@21:1/5 to Laine on Wed May 24 15:30:58 2023
    On Wed, 24 May 2023 14:20:40 -0400
    Laine <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:

    <snip>
    Incredible, as in "not credible", I'd say.

    Yeah🙄 see my reply to Jill...

    With the Pileated being closely related and decent Ivory-Billed
    specimens preserved here & there... would think it to be a good
    candidate for some DNA cloning work.

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    Leon Fisk
    Grand Rapids MI

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