Like I say, Good luck, I don't want to turn this list into the IBW list
serve but for all sightings in this day and age of modern technology, we
still cant come up with a decent image or sound!!!
Martyn
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Redmond. Washington. USA
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From:
On Behalf Of Richard Lyttle
Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2006 9:14 AM
To:
Subject: [Nature Recordists] any Ivory-billed woodpecker experts, searchers
on this list?
thanks, martyn. i'm just not a groupthink person-never will be. a mind open
is more fun than a closed one, and, of course, it's easier to discount a
species than prove one. your point about their health is valid but there ar=
e
still there, i bet you, mon.
I've spent 200 hours on IBW research Martyn and uncovered my own possible
first-person ( college-educated locals ) accounts from southern WVA. IBW, b=
y
the way, was on WVA's original birdlist. Bet u didnt know that.
Martyn are you aware of the total of credible birders who insist they've
seen IBW's since 1960? please, give me a number. You'll be surprised. It's
well over 50 birders.
single person missions vs. group canvassing will work better. it stands to
reason they spread out and around ( if they are surviving ). please remembe=
r
we are talking about swamps, deep remote water areas martyn, only hung out
by locals-who dont turn in bird reports. where there is smoke, there's fire
( often ).
John Muir said when you saw the bird it would abandon it's nest forever -it
was so skittish. also, it is not dependent on the one beetle Tanner
describes-that's a complete misnomer. So it not like the other one food
source dependent extinctoids. Re-read Muir for behavior and disregard much
of Tanner, I say.
i promise you this martyn. if i see the bird, i wont yell out startled. I'l=
l
weigh my chances at lifting the vid camera and shoot that purty sob. i've
been stalked over 100 times in my vehicle over the years ( at high
amplification ) and now they have to put their paws on my car for me to
flinch or turn a light on.
if i'm in their-IBW- area non-stop for one year, i'll bring you quality
audio, ms. i'll bet you on it. and it wont be blue jay, nuthatch, pileated
boss!
i'll just need my coffee!
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