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  1. Gamecock

    Ivory-billed Woodpecker (formerly updates)

    Thanks for posting that Olivacea! Doing so here just might disuade someone. It's been my opinion for some time that, if someone wants to visit a place where the IBWO has been reported in the last year or so, Congaree National Park is where they should go - certainly not in...
  2. Gamecock

    Ivory-billed Woodpecker (formerly updates)

    Cross-posted here from another Ivory-bill thread... I thought I should add this info from another Ivory-bill thread at BirdForum... I do remain hopeful there might still be some Ivory-bills living in Congaree National Park - the largest intact tract of old-growth floodplain forest in North...
  3. Gamecock

    Ivory-billed Woodpecker (formerly updates)

    Well, it never should have got to a point where there was so much name-calling, but stuff happens. It was unfortunate, but pretty hard to avoid. Early on, there was mostly excitement and pure JOY the bird had SURVIVED! But, before too long, a bunch of pure negativity suddenly appeared with...
  4. Gamecock

    Ivory-billed Woodpecker (formerly updates)

    Ignore this silly request! WHAT? Hey, if YOU don't like it, just quit reading it! There is surely no need to lock this long-running thread (now almost 280 pages long), which is packed with interesting info. This just shows how passionate people are about the IBWO! After the believers were...
  5. Gamecock

    Ivory-billed Woodpecker (formerly updates)

    Thanks for sharing that link from the Alabama newspaper - VERY interesting! That is EXACTLY what this bird seeks out: seriously impenetrable swamps . I believe there are other remote areas where they could have survived too. If there was once a colony of IBWOs in this location long ago...
  6. Gamecock

    Ivory-billed Woodpecker (formerly updates)

    You are absolutely right! But, greed (to be the one who gets that "Million Dollar Photo") has already come into play. You would think whoever saw these birds first wouldn't tell a soul until they had truly documented proof. Mentioning a new sighting is one thing. But this, letting it get out...
  7. Gamecock

    Ivory-billed Woodpecker (formerly updates)

    So much for keeping the new location a secret... I had a feeling it wouldn't take long for the "secret location" to be revealed here. Sadly, this will probably get picked up and made public by the press before long now. Could there be such an influx of birders that the IBWOs might just fly...
  8. Gamecock

    Ivory-billed Woodpecker (formerly updates)

    Let's hope latest rumor is true and there IS proof! To all who still believe, here is a Birdforum link suddenly timely for a revisit... Official Ivory-billed Woodpecker Conservation Stamp and other related items! 9 IBWO pairs sounds almost too good to be true, but it is certainly possible...
  9. Gamecock

    Ivory-billed Woodpecker Conservation Stamps and Prints!

    Heard latest rumor? 9 IBWO pairs recently observed! I thought I should mention it here in case some hadn't heard the "news" yet. 9 Ivory-billed Woodpecker pairs observed? WOW! I really hope this latest sighting report is true. It would wonderful if somebody got a good photo or video for...
  10. Gamecock

    Ivory-billed Woodpecker (formerly updates)

    There are indeed "thousands" of hours of audio recordings and photos (some shot X times per second automatically) that have not been seen or heard by any human. Who knows what may be contained in those? They are using a computer to scan through all that volume to flag parts for humans to...
  11. Gamecock

    Ivory-billed Woodpecker (formerly updates)

    Four since his original sighting = FIVE! :) It seems natural that the more time put into quietly observing, the more likely one is to observe the bird(s). When compared to others walking noisily in the woods, Bobby has a distinct advantage floating silently in his trolling-motor-powered...
  12. Gamecock

    Ivory-billed Woodpecker (formerly updates)

    Frustrated? Sure, but why shoot the messenger? I don't think there is ANY reason for you to question Bobby Harison's credibility here. He has probably put more time and effort into getting some undisputable evidence than any other person alive right now. Have you read below pages? Three...
  13. Gamecock

    Ivory-billed Woodpecker Conservation Stamps and Prints!

    New Ivory-billed Woodpecker license plate for ANY state! Well, NOW you don't have to live in Arkansas in order to buy an IBWO license plate! Here's the new design which anybody can display on their car or truck! There are quite a few other new Ivory-bill items also now available for sale...
  14. Gamecock

    Ivory-billed Woodpecker (formerly updates)

    Transcript of 60 Minutes feature on IBWO (and more!) For those who missed the 60 Minutes CBS TV feature about the Ivory-billed Woodpecker earlier this month (on 10/16/2005), here's a page with a link to the transcript. Birders overseas never did have any chance to see it. News about the...
  15. Gamecock

    Ivory-billed Woodpecker (formerly updates)

    Can you please give us ANY more information about this sighting in Alabama? I passed on the word about this to a few people in Alabama and they were simply THRILLED to hear about it! Any more tidbits on this you can share? I must say, out of all 50 state chapters of the National Wildlife...
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