I hate to say it, but I'd have to agree with their conclusions. I've never felt that the recent "sightings" were anything more than an elaborate hoax at worst, wishful thinking at best. Richard L. Smallwood-Roberts Newville/Rock Co. On 2/2/12, Matt Mendenhall <mmendenhall@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi all-- > Two groups of scientists studying museum specimens and sightings of the > Ivory-billed Woodpecker have reached the same disappointing conclusion: The > iconic bird is extinct. > > You can read more at BirdWatchingDaily.com: > > http://cs.birdwatchingdaily.com/BRDCS/blogs/field_of_view/archive/2012/02/02/ivory-billed-woodpecker-is-extinct-say-two-teams-of-researchers.aspx > > > > Matt Mendenhall > Associate Editor, BirdWatching > Brookfield, Waukesha County > http://www.birdwatchingdaily.com > http://twitter.com/mdmendenhall > > #################### > You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin Birding > Network (Wisbirdn). > To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: > //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn > To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: > //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn > Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn > > > #################### You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin Birding Network (Wisbirdn). To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn