[TN-Bird] Call of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker Celebration

I was asked to forward this to TN-BIRD. Hope they get a photo  SOON.........
 
 
Good Birding  !!!
Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA
6298 Memphis-Arlington Road
Bartlett, TN  38135
 
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Contact: Sandra  Kemmer

Brinkley Chamber of Commerce

(870)  734-2262                                                               
           Date:  January 18, 2006

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE





Ivory-billed Woodpecker  Celebration

Three-day event draws bird enthusiasts to Brinkley,  Arkansas




Brinkley, AR, January 2006
­â??The Call of the  Ivory-billed Woodpecker Celebrationâ?? is being held 
at 
the Brinkley  Convention Center February 23, 24, and 25. Everyone is invited 
to attend and  celebrate the rediscovery of this magnificent bird.



Presentations will be offered  by those who have actually seen the 
ivory-bill, including Gene Sparling, David  Luneau, Tim Gallagher, and Bobby 
Harrison. 
Leaders of the Ivory-billed  Woodpecker Recovery Team from Audubon Arkansas, 
The Nature Conservancy, and the  Cornell Lab of Ornithology will also be 
speaking. Visitors may also attend talks  by representatives of optics firms 
Leica, 
Eagle and Zeiss, as well by Pete Dunne  from the Cape May Bird Observatory in 
New Jersey, wildlife photographer Marie  Read, and others. The Arkansas Natural 
Heritage Commission, Arkansas Game &  Fish Commission and U.S. Fish & 
Wildlife Service will also present programs  and be aiding participants 
throughout 
the  celebration.



Visitors may take a guided bird watching tour  in the bayou, browse the 
vendor expo, attend book signings, and enjoy a  delicious southern fish-fry 
with 
great music at the celebration dinner on Friday  evening. A complete itinerary 
with times and fees is listed on the celebrationâ??s  web site: 
_www.ibwocelebration.org_ (http://www.ibwocelebration.org/) . You may  register 
online or call 
the Brinkley Chamber of Commerce at (870) 734-2262,  e-mail 
_brinkleyc@xxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:brinkleyc@xxxxxxxxxx) . Space for the event  is 
limited, so 
register as soon as possible.



Note:  Alternate contact is Lisa Boyd at (870) 734-5001, 
_theivorybillnest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:theivorybillnest@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) 




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