[tn-bird] Re: Ivory-billed Search
- From: mgreene@xxxxxxxxx
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- Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 08:28:23 -0600
Actually while there were no sightings of the birds or vocalizations heard,
there were some very intriguing "drumming" sounds heard. All who heard
them agreed that they were different from any Pileated that they had ever
heard and some recordings were made. There is a link on the Zeiss website
where you can listen to the drumming they recorded. Very interesting to
say the least. They were never able to locate the bird(s) responsible for
the sounds but the consensus seems to be that there is enough evidence with
these sounds along with the bark stripping seen on the trees to warrant
further research. Both the drumming sounds and the bark stripping seem to
bear a strong resemblance to the descriptions of drumming made by
Ivory-bills and the photos of their bark stripping foraging methods in
Tennessee's own James Tanner's classic Ivory-billed Woodpecker book from
the 1940's.
There's still hope.
Good birding,
Mark Greene
Trenton, TN
"David Aborn"
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Please respond to
tn-bird
TN-Birders:
The link below is to a story in the USA Today regarding the search for the
Ivory-billed Woodpecker in Louisiana. While the initial search, funded by
Zeiss, has ended, researchers have found enough evidence to warrant further
investigation. While no Ivory-bills were seen or heard, they found trees
with bark stripped in the same way Ivory-bills are thought to feed, as well
as some possible nest cavities. The researchers plan to insert a camera
into
the cavities to look for evidence of nesting (egg shells, feathers, etc.)
It
could get interesting!
http://www.usatoday.com/news/healthscience/science/biology/2002-02-20-ivory-
bill.htm
David Aborn
Chattanooga, TN
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