[Bristol-Birds] More information on the Ivory-Billed WoodPecker from Friday April 29, 2005 Knoxville News Sentinel NewsPaper.

From: "Shane" <tshane@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <FLORIDABIRDS-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 13:16:21 -0400

Biders: ( Vanished bird Found in Ark. Thought-to-be extinct woodpecker had not 
been seen since 1944  by Randolph E. Schmid Associated Press )


Washington- The ivory-billed woodpecker, once prized for its plumage and 
thought by American Indians as magical, was believed to be extinct for 
years.Now it's been sighted again and conservationists are exulting. The 
striking bird, last seen in 1944 has been rediscovered in the Big Woods area of 
Arkansas scientists and conservationists reported Thursday." This is thrilling 
beyond words... after 60 years of fading hope that we would ever see this 
spectacular bird again," John W. Fitzpatrick, director of the Cornell 
Laboratory of Ornithology said at a news conference.
Since early 2004 there have been several independent sightings, including one 
caught on videotape, of one or more of the birds Fitzpatrick said. 
That  video of the bird's 3-foot wingspan and distinctive black-and-White 
markings comfirmed the presence of the creature that seemed to have vanished 
after logging destroyed its habitat. The discovery of living examples of an 
animal believed to be extinct is rare, said Tess Present, director of science 
at the National Audubon Society. " Wow " she said. " This is tremendous."
Interior Secretary Gale Norton, " Second chances to save wildlife once thought 
to be extinct are rare... We will the advantage of this opportunity."
Norton and Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns promised millions of dollars in 
federal assistance to work with the state and local residents to protect this 
bird. " Don't love this bird to death," Norton added, saying there has not been 
time to make plans for public access to view the bird. Fitzpatrick's report was 
released by the American Association of the Advancement of Science, which is 
publishing the study in the journal Science, and also announced by the Nature 
Conservancy. Fitzpatrick said it Became known as the Lord God bird because 
people seeing it would exclaim, " Lord God, look at the bird." He said 
researchers reported a similar reaction when they spotted it from a canoe last 
year. The woodpecker suddenly swooped in front and might even have landed on 
the canoe, but they all suddenly shouted: " Ivory bill!"  ( From the Friday's 
April 29, 2005 Knoxville News Sentinel Newspaper on page A6 / also there is 
print with the article of Ivory-Billed Woodpecker from Massachuesetts Audubon 
Society )

Shane Adams
Hamblen County
Morristown, TN.   



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[Bristol-Birds] More information on the Ivory-Billed WoodPecker from Friday April 29, 2005 Knoxville News Sentinel NewsPaper.

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