Hi Chris
Sure, feel free to pass on any comments or links.
The Arkansas sightings that I was referring to were those made between February
and April, 2004 - yes, the first observation being from a kayak.
A full report was published in Science the journal of the American Association
for the Advancement of Science. It all seemed very exciting at the time. but
others have since cast doubt on the id.
It certainly seemed to have a great deal more credibility than this latest
charade!
All the best
Bill
> Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:38:06 -0800
> From:
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] FW: Ivory billed woodpecker
> To:
> CC:
>
> Thanks Bill,
>
> I appreciate the info. Mind if I send it on to the blog that I linked to?
>
> Also, regarding the Arkansas sighting - was that the one filmed from a kayak
> or canoe? If so, I spent a fair amount of time examining it and am satisfied
> it is consistent with the IBW and is probably not a pileated.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Chris
>
>
>
> On 24/01/2010, at 10:55 AM, Bill Jolly <> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Thanks Chris.
>
> I've been following Ivory-billed developments since the reported Arkansas
> sightings in 2004, and this very odd press-release claims a supposed Texas
> sighting.
>
> It appears that Daniel Rainsong is a former(?) professional gambler, and
> non-birder so far as I can tell, who announced that he intended to find an
> Ivory-billed Woodpecker, with a view to claiming the $50,000 reward ofered by
> Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
>
> He advertised for a photographer/assistant to accompany him to the Sabine
> River in Texas "from December 21, 2009 until January 3, 2010".
>
> He claims to have sighted and photographed the bird on 29 December.
>
> His press-release lists five eminent academic contacts that he has notified
> about his discovery.
> The first of these, Dr. James Van Remsen, curator of birds at Louisiana State
> University's Museum of Natural Science has since advised that Mr Rainsong
> visited him, "but he would not show me his photographic evidence.. He said he
> had to develop them."
>
> One entry point for anyone who would like to dig further into this morass is:
> http://cs.birdersworld.com/brdcs/blogs/field_of_view/2010/01/22/woodpecker-experts-haven-t-seen-supposed-ivory-bill-photos.aspx
>
>
> Bill Jolly
> "Abberton"
> Lockyer Valley, Queensland.
>
>
> (27o 34' 21" S; 152o 08' 21" E)
>
>
>
> Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 03:50:04 -0800
> From:
> Subject: Ivory billed woodpecker (was Re: [Birding-Aus] Hoax, Hybrid or Poor
> Photo?)
> To:
> CC:
>
> And today's announcement that the ivory-billed woodpecker was twice
> photographed last month.
>
>
> http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/ibw-rainsong/
>
> Chris
>
>
> On 23/01/2010, at 10:45 PM, Laurie Knight <> wrote:
>
> Odd birds can generate odd reactions. Consider the following thread on Bird
> Forum - http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=161527
>
> Is the bird a strange Pallas Gull or something constructed in Photoshop?
>
> LK
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