[va-bird] Looking for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker (please don't)

I know that we are all excited about the rediscovery of this magnificent 
bird and that many of us have waited a lifetime for the opportunity to 
see one. What a tragedy it would be if a mob of bird enthusiasts 
swarming through its habitat drove it away, disrupted nesting, or in any 
way contributed to the re-disappearence of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker. 
For the time being I think it would be best if we all rejoiced in the 
near-miraculous survival of this bird and left it alone.

Cheers,
Jim Beard
Curator of Geology
Virginia Museum of Natural History

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