[tn-bird] Re: News Article: Study Finds Red-eyed VireosEndangered,Possibly...
- From: Robbie Hassler <drhass@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 13:56:43 -0500
Could a Red-eyed Vireo virus have crept in on us? Will it make us all
drunk-as-skunks?
Robbie Hassler
Byrdstown, TN
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Subject: [tn-bird] Re: News Article: Study Finds Red-eyed Vireos
Endangered,Possibly...
> In a message dated 7/22/02 8:05:48 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> chris.sloan@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
>
> >
> >
> >
> > I thought you all might find this news story of interest:
> > ____________________
> >
> > OWL HOOT, Tennessee (Reuters) -- The familiar back and forth melody of
> > the Red-eyed Vireo may soon become nothing more than a tragic memory,
> > according to a recent study. On July 20th, Chris Sloan and Jay
> > Desgrosellier, both internationally known and respected professional
> > ornithologists, conducted a very scientific, thorough survey of bird
> > species in parts of western and middle Tennessee as part of an effort to
> > see as many species as possible within one day. The survey, which was
> > conducted over the course of 20 field hours and spanned over 550 miles,
> > failed to detect even a single Red-eyed Vireo, despite covering
> > thousands of acres of hardwood forest where these small grayish green
> > tree-top dwellers are normally abundant in the summer months.
> >
> > Sloan, who uses his ornithology research income to support his hobby of
> > practicing law, was stunned by the discovery. "I just can't believe
> > it," he lamented. "We're both internationally known and respected
> > professional ornithologists, but we couldn't find a single Red-eyed
> > Vireo." Desgrosellier, who plays with drugs in a pharmacology lab when
> > not conducting ornithology research, shared Sloan's disbelief. "We
> > couldn't possibly have just missed them. I mean, we're both
> > internationally known and respected professional ornithologists." The
> > only logical conclusion, according to both, is that Red-eyed Vireos have
> > rapidly become endangered, or possibly even extinct.
> >
> > Both are quick to blame the usual suspects. "Habitat loss, the edge
> > effect, cowbird predation, the Back Street Boys - these are all very
> > serious threats to a number of bird species, and all of these probably
> > played a role, but we may never know the whole story," says Sloan,
> > fighting back tears.
> >
> > Jeff Wilson, another local ornithologist whose job involves studying
> > European vagrant shorebirds as they pick fly larvae off of his boots,
> > when told of Sloan and Desgrosellier's discovery, laughed, noting
> > "That's why it's a BIG DAY!" Wilson, also known as the Luckiest
> > Bast...er, Birder...Alive, is best known for the time that he found a
> > mixed flock consisting of Tennessee's first Temminck's Stint, Laughing
> > Kookaburra, and Jackass Penguin, all while driving through a car wash in
> > downtown Memphis.
> >
> > Unfortunately, the news may be even worse. The Red-eyed Vireo may not
> > be the only formerly common species in danger. "We didn't find any Tree
> > Swallows either, and they are normally common this time of year," says
> > Desgrosellier. Sloan agrees. "We'll have to take a hard look at the
> > data, but we're very concerned."
> >
> >
>
> Fellow Tennessee Birders
> I know that these guys would not lie! I just love it when Chris Sloan
gets
> drunk-as-a-skunk and takes up writing as a hobby. Beautifully written and
> just plain $#%&() funny guys.
>
>
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