Yes it's a volatile subject with heightened emotions all over the
place. It only makes sense that 'reports' of the IBW would make
'sightings' more numerous as people 'want' to see it. That said, I am
no IBW expert...my hunch is that it is around in tiny numbers...the
label of 'extinct' is not an absolute but a short gradient with the
final outcome being actual extinction. I hope the IBW is out
there...of course, I have no idea. It makes no sense to go nuts until
there's clear proof.
Rip, good luck though...a clear IBW recording on DSM mics will be
quite a catch! If I am in Florida at my relatives' house this fall
I'll try to drive over for a couple of days to join you if I can.
Danny
--- In "Martyn Stewart" <>
wrote:
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> << email is hard for this kind of comment,
> so please don't read my "tone" as being too heavy, but:
>
> it's curious to me that martyn
> seems extremely invested in the idea that the IBW is extinct -
> from a layman's perspective the evidence suggests this isn't the
> case, but either way,
> why the need to rain on someone's parade or even jeer from the
> sidelines?
> if you don't believe it, then just hit that old 'delete' button
> again...<<<<<
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>
>
> Its not hard at all, it's called an opinion and I have one of a
skeptic! As
> I have stated in previous posts, I am a disbeliever, with all of today's
> available technology where are the recordings and photos? There are more
> people out there these days to suggest we can at least get something
> recorded, why should I hit the delete button? I don't see it as
raining on
> someone's parade, if I don't believe in something and ask for the
proof, is
> that wrong?
>
> I want to believe this bird exists and then do everything in my power to
> preserve its habitat. We have had over 12 months listening to
experts saying
> they have found it. Like the weapons of mass destruction, show me
the colour
> of your money first... There are too many none smoking guns here..
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> Martyn
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> ****************************************
>
> Martyn Stewart
>
> Bird and Animal Sounds Digitally Recorded at:
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> Redmond. Washington. USA
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> N47.65543 W121.98428
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> e-mail:
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> Tel: 425-898-0462
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> Make every Garden a wildlife Habitat!
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> From:
> On Behalf Of Kent Sparling
> Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 3:44 PM
> To:
> Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] Re: canada.com Story
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> On Sep 26, 2006, at 6:20 PM, Martyn Stewart wrote:
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> >
> >
> > ttp://www.ace- <ttp://www.ace-eco.org/index.php.> eco.org/index.php.
> >
> > The above link is from the paper published from the latest Ivory-bill
> > sighting.
> >
> > What makes me laugh is they claim to have all these so called
> > recordings and
> > yet they refer to the 1930 "kent" calls on the Cornell website but
> > fail to
> > show off their own!!
> >
> > One report says the only video they have is a bad one, so bad that
> > they
> > DON'T want to show it! Maybe they learned something from the Cornell
> > Ornithology Lab's experience? Still sounds like Arkansas Part 2 to me!
> >
> > Martyn
> >
> > ****************************************
> >
> > Martyn Stewart
> >
> > Bird and Animal Sounds Digitally Recorded at:
> >
> > <http://www.natureso <http://www.naturesound.org/> und.org/>
> http://www.natureso <http://www.naturesound.org> und.org
> >
> > Redmond. Washington. USA
> >
> > N47.65543 W121.98428
> >
> > e-mail: <mstew%40naturesound.org> org
> >
> > Tel: 425-898-0462
> >
> > Make every Garden a wildlife Habitat!
> >
> > *****************************************
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> > _____
> >
> > From: naturerecordists@ <naturerecordists%40yahoogroups.com>
> yahoogroups.com
> > [naturerecordists@ <naturerecordists%40yahoogroups.com>
> yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Rich Peet
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 5:10 PM
> > To: naturerecordists@ <naturerecordists%40yahoogroups.com>
> yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [Nature Recordists] Re: canada.com Story
> >
> > Let me know if you find a Lat/Lon on this location.
> > In my travels of the pan handle I found nothing that I would consider
> > prime habitat for this bird. I would love to check out the site the
> > next time I am in the area.
> >
> > Rich
> >
> > --- In naturerecordists@ <naturerecordists%40yahoogroups.com>
> > yahoogroups.com, riplyttle@ wrote:
> > >
> > > Dear naturerecordists@ <naturerecordists%40yahoogroups.com>
> > yahoogroups.com,
> > >
> > > Your friend riplyttle@ thought you might be interested in this
> > canada.com story:
> > >
> > > "Extinct woodpecker not so extinct after all"
> > >
> > >
> > http://www.canada.
> > <http://www.canada.
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> > com/topics/news/world/story.html?
> > id=3De655480d-9ad6-4c4a-8c2a-185740cf291a&k=3D8
> > 1399
> > >
> > > IBW confirmed in FLA. I'm going!
> > >
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