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Ivory-Billed Woodpeckers?

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Leon Fisk

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May 22, 2023, 11:42:23 AM5/22/23
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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 | bli...@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...
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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

jmcquown

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May 23, 2023, 6:37:41 PM5/23/23
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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

Leon Fisk

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May 24, 2023, 8:39:56 AM5/24/23
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On Tue, 23 May 2023 18:35:48 -0400
jmcquown <j_mc...@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😉

Leon Fisk

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May 24, 2023, 3:33:15 PM5/24/23
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On Wed, 24 May 2023 14:20:40 -0400
Laine <inv...@invalid.invalid> wrote:

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>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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