[wisb] April1 Loon/Gannet photo
- From: Manley Olson <manleyolson@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: 'Wisconsin Bird List' <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 02 Apr 2011 10:35:38 -0500
I am glad to see that there are birders with a sense of humor,
especially on April 1. Some may remember the April 1,2009 press release
that appeared to be from the folks at Cornell who first broke the story
about the Ivory-billed Woodpecker. In a beautifully crafted parody which
closely followed the language of the Ivory-bill story,it told of the
discovery of a previously unknown population of Carolina Paroquets in
the jungles of Honduras.
But perhaps the greatest April 1 "bird" story was the feature article in
the April 1,1985 issue of Sports Illustrated by George Plimpton about
New York Mets phenom pitcher Sidd Finch who could throw a baseball 150
mph. Finch "retired" the next week without having pitched in a game.
Manley Olson
St Paul MN
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