Ivory Billed WoodPecker (weekend trip to Cache River, Arkansas) (3 Viewers)

[walterb]

I think for birdwatching you would be better off with a kayak. it can get places in that swamp you can't get to in a johnboat.

Hey folks, quick question: if my better half and I were to take a trip to the swamp, would there be much point in our bringing our 11-foot kayaks? Or do you need a big boat?

We have a GPS, will travel!

 

[bkrownd]

Hawaii’s indigenous species have always been highly sensitive to human disturbances,

They're far more sensitive to mosquitoes, rats, feral cats and other birds. (Now that ranching and logging have faded into the past.) Humans are much more disturbing to the native flora than to the birds, and most of the humans in the forest are hunters and marijuana "farmers". Also, if you don't give people a chance to appreciate wild habitat up-close-and-personal, they won't support it with their tax and charity dollars, and may abuse it out of spite.