FreeLists / tn-bird / [TN-Bird] Dr Jackson and the Ivory-billed Woodpecker

[<ethden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Last week I had the opportunity to hear Dr. Jackson make a presentation at 
Sanibel-Captiva  (FL) Audubon. My impression is that no one would be more happy 
to have a definite confirmation of the Ivory-billed's existence than Dr. 
Jackson. He presented historical studies of the bird in both the Southeastern 
US and Cuba, focusing on a number of issues including habitat, group or social 
behavior of the bird, breeding cycles, and attempts to find the bird during the 
latter half of the 20th century. He makes a fairly convincing case that the 
bird's survival would mean having overcome great obstacles, albeit not totally 
impossible ones. He readily calls for and supports continued efforts to 
substantiate the bird's existence and remains hopeful that additional proof 
will be offered. Extreme caution rather than extreme negativity seemed to be 
his message.
Kevin Bowden
Nashville-Davidson Co. TN
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