RED FLAG APB: all observers in Lake Co. 23 APR 2005 for all species
report to Jerry White for additional big day support.

11 APR 2005:
1  HO; early   Swainson's Thrush   H. Sp. Dam, Kvl.
1  HO; early   Lazuli Bunting      H. Crk. Can., "
17 (14+1+2)    Canada Goose           ", H. Sp. Res.,Lksd Pk.,Kvl.
1  HO          Common Moorhen      Ad. Res.,                   "
1              Common Moorhen      Lksd. Pk.,                  "
1  HO          American Bittern       "                        "



By McIntosh, Bryan J.

Hello Birdsers,

Today (4/13) at approx 3:45PM I had two male
Tricolored Blackbirds fly up among a flock of 25+
blackbirds.  I only was able to ID two of the closest
birds, (very prominent white edgings) as they flew up
from beside the road as I was driving, and could not
stop due to traffic.   Location was north of Lakeport
at the junction of Hill Road East (parallels Route 29
)and Weimer Way (just north of the Hill Road/Park Way
exit on Route 29)

I will be in Oregon starting tomorrow, so will not be
able to re-locate these birds.  I saw them at the head
of the draw literally right next to the fenceline on
the southeast side of the intersection.

Regards,

Jeff Hayes

NICE, CA




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12 APR 2005:
2   1 ml.,1 fem. Cinnamon Teal       ~ Rob. Lk., Nice
1   HO           American Bittern    Rec. Rd., Nice

13 APR 2005:
2   HO; early    Nashville Warbler   ~ Mi. 7.5 Bart. Sp. Rd., Nice
1   HO           Cassin's Finch      ~ Mi. 7.5 Bart. Sp. Rd., Nice

By McIntosh, Bryan J.

Mendocino Coast Audubon Society
Pelagic Trip

Sunday, May 22nd, 8:00 am to 3:00 pm

Cost: Local Members: $70.00 Non-Members: $80.00

All reservations are on a first come, first serve basis.
To reserve your spot send a check or money order made out to MCAS to:
Pelagic Trip, 14233 Hanson Circle, Mendocino, CA 95460

After April 30th, call to make sure space is available!

For information call Toby, 964-6216, Charlene, 937-4463, or Ginny, 964-6362






Charlene McAllister
P.O. Box 332
Little River, CA 95456
707-937-4463
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Sat, 16 Apr 2005 -- This morning Chuck Vaughn and I birded the Ukiah Sewage
Treatment Plant and some other locations in the Ukiah area.  At USTP we
found a single SOLITARY SANDPIPER on the small sludge drying pond on the
left as you go in. It was still there when we returned on our way out.
There were seven BONAPARTE'S GULLS on the north percolation pond, unusual
for this location.
         We looked for Hooded Orioles at Pomo Circle and 501 Sherry St. ,
but did not see any. A worker at Sherry said he had seen them there
yesterday.
         We also drove up Low Gap Road and heard two BLUE GROUSE booming at
the sharp left turn about 1/2 mile beyond the second cattle guard. On the
way down we ran into a wave of warbler activity in some leafing-out Black
Oaks which included a number of singing TOWNSEND'S WARBLERS and at least
one singing HERMIT WARBLER. This is the earliest record ever for Hermit
Warbler in this area.
         Back in Potter Valley at the end of Burris Lane TRICOLORED
BLACKBIRDS were in evidence in the vineyards and around the hidden pond to
the ENE, and a group of about 10 males were chorusing like a bag-o'-cats in
an oak tree in the vineyard. A LEWIS'S WOODPECKER was hawking from the dead
oak to the NNW, and last of all in my yard I saw my first GREEN HERON of
the year.

George Chaniot
Potter Valley, MEN, CA

As of 1:45 PM the Solitary Sandpiper found by George and Chuck continued in the
same location as described in their post.
No Bonaparte's Gulls but there was a fly over adult Bald Eagle.
Earlier this morning I birded the Old Toll Road. New arrivals (for me) were
numerous Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, Nashville Warblers, Cassin's Vireo's, and a
Western Tanager. There were many migrating hummingbirds besides Anna's. I was
able to get a good look at only 5 birds and they were all adult male Rufous
Hummingbirds (one with some green on the back).
                                                                                                 
Jerry White


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We are very pleased to announce the availability of the long-anticipated
ATLAS OF THE BREEDING BIRDS OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY, CALIFORNIA by John E.
Hunter, David Fix, Gregory A. Schmidt, and Jude C. Power. The Atlas
contains information on 197 species including 180 distribution maps,
historical information, habitat associations, 68 black-and-white
illustrations, and conservation concerns, and is a must for all birders and
biologists interested in the Pacific Northwest or California. Fieldwork was
conducted 1995-1999. The 440 page book can be ordered from the Redwood
Region Audubon Society, P.O. Box 1054, Eureka, CA 95502. Checks should be
made payable to Redwood Region Audubon Society. Cost for the softcover is
$30.00 + $2.18 tax + $5.00 mailing = $37.18 each, and for the hardcover is
$50.00 + $3.63 tax  + $5.00 mailing = $58.63 each.

28 MAR 2005:
1   Br. plum.    Horned Grebe           ~Mi. 20.11 Hwy. 20, Lucerne

13 APR 2005:
2   Br. plum.    Horned Grebe           ~Mi. 20.11 Hwy. 20, Lucerne

16 APR 2005:
2   Nest build.  Lawrence's Goldfinch   7700 Kel. Crk. Dr., Kvl.
2   Ml., fem.    Peregrine Falcon       Kel. Crk. Can., Kvl.
1   Br. plum.    Common Moorhen         Adobe Resvr., Kvl.

17 APR 2005:
1   HO           Red Crossbill          Mi. 19.0 Hwy 175, Cobb

18 APR 2005:
2   HO           N. Saw-whet Owl        Boggs Mt., Cobb

By McIntosh, Bryan J.

19 APR 2005:
1   Early     Hermit Warbler     Rock Crk., 16N32, Up. Lk.
1   HO        Spotted Owl        Rock Crk., 16N32, Up. Lk.
1   Early     Common Poorwill    Rd. 16N01, Up. Lk.

By McIntosh, Bryan J.

21 April 2005, 3:40 PM, one female Horned Lark was seen foraging along one
of the upper bare dirt roads of UC-HREC this afternoon.  It seemed intent
on feeding upon seeds along the roadside and returned to the road behind me
as I drove past.   Bob Keiffer

Robert J. Keiffer
Principal Supt. of Agriculture
UC Hopland Research & Extension Center
4070 University Road
Hopland, CA  95449
(707) 744-1424   FAX (707) 744-1040
HREC website:   http://danrrec.ucdavis.edu/hopland/home_page.html

"It is not the critic who counts... not the one who points out how the
strong person stumbles... or where the doer of deeds could have done
better. The credit belongs to the person who is actually in the arena."
Theodore Roosevelt

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LAKE CO. BIG DAY MOVED UP TO FRI 22 APR 2005 ON ACCOUNT OF WEATHER.
ANY AND ALL ADDITIONAL LAKE CO. OBSERVER REPORTS FOR THIS DAY SUBMIT TO
JERRY WHITE OR REPLY ABV.  WE ARE TRYING TO SEE 150 SPECIES OR MORE
THAT DAY COMBINED TOTAL!

Thursday, April 21. Please forgive one final reminder.
Training and orientation for the Stornetta Preserve (Point Arena) breeding bird
census will be this Saturday, April 23, at the Point Arena High School Library,
beginning at 9:00 AM. A second session will be held on Sunday, May 1, at the
corner of Highway 1 and Miner Hole Road, beginning at 8:00 AM.
Training and orientation for the Big River (Mendocino) breeding bird census will
be this Sunday, April 24, at Room 10 of the Mendocino High School, beginning at
9:00 AM. A second session will be held on Saturday, April 30, at the gate to the
Big River Haul Road, beginning at 7:30 AM. Please attend the training at either
location even if you are undecided about your ability to commit.
If you would like to participate in either census but are unable to attend these
sessions, please notify me by replying to this message. I thank you for your
indulgence.

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Because of the poor weather forecasts for today we decided to change our Big Day
to yesterday, Friday April 22nd. Unfortunately Matthew Mathiessen and Dave
Woodward were not able to participate. Thanks are due them for their support and
understanding of the necessity for that change.

Bryan McIntosh and I forged ahead and ended up having a very successful day. We
were able to record 148 species on the day which is 7 species above the previous
Big Day Team record set in 2000. This is also one above the highest number of
birds found on a single day in the county (147 on a previous Christmas Bird
Count).

We would like to add to that one day total if possible. If there were other
birders out yesterday let me know what you recorded. Some of the "easier" birds
we missed that others may have seen were: Snowy Egret, Northern Pintail, Lesser
Scaup, Bald Eagle, Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus sp.), Downy Woodpecker,
Pileated Woodpecker, and Olive-sided Flycatcher.

The first bird of the day for us was a Northern Saw-whet Owl near Boggs Lake at
about 2:30 AM. The last bird for the day was a Sora on Eickhoff Road northwest
of Lakeport at about 9:00 PM. Thanks to Dave Woodward for discovering this very
good rail spot. Highlights on the day included a Northern Harrier flying over
Soda Bay Road (a first Spring Count record), a Townsend's Solitaire on Cobb, 2
Common Moorhen's (one heard at Adobe Reservoir and one seen at Lakeside County
Park), and a Rufous-crowned Sparrow at Verna Way, Kono Tayee (significant
because it was the 142nd bird of the day).

                                                                                          
Jerry White and Bryan McIntosh





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I am watching a red-shouldered hawk nest. I think the eggs are due to
hatch within a week. Does anyone know if the moment of hatching is
affected by weather? - e.g. will they hatching in a pouring rain?

kate

I have two little yellow-green birds here, nesting. At least one of
them has a light greenish-yellow breast and belly and a quite yellow
throat. Two wing bars. No eye ring at all. Black eye. Yellow-green head
without much of a "crest," if any. Georgia, from Seattle, who was here
yesterday, thought maybe it was a Hutton's vireo, but it is much
yellower than they usually are, and as I say, I see no eye ring at all.
No supercilium or eye stripe either.

The funny thing is that the nest, which is high overhead in an oak
tree, looks exactly like a bushtit nest, but a kind of dilapidated one
- like maybe these birds are using last year's nest.

The coloring of this bird looks more like the yellow-throated vireo
shown in Sibley, except not quite as yellow a breast, and only a little
white patch on the side of the belly area. And no dark lores.

I think someone on Mendobirds told me a few years ago that the eye ring
isn't always present on Pac Slopes. Is that true?

Any ideas on this bird, anybody?

Kate

I spent an hour at the Sewage Treatment Ponds today and had pretty
good luck.  The best bird was a male Great-Tailed Grackle.  It looked
like a large black bird with yellow eyes, a long bill and a long tail.
  Overall it was very long and slender.  In flight the long tail almost
looked as though it was sideways.  When I first arrived I saw a flock
of about 6-8 Chipping Sparrows between those two small ponds as you
are walking out to the 3 big ones.  Right when I got to the first big
pond a Green Heron flew right by me.  All the usual ducks were
present.  I know a Western Grebe is not unusual but its the first time
I've seen one at the treatment plant.  There was a mixed flock of
about 15 Western and Least Sandpipers in the north pond on a small mud
bank.  Then as I was leaving I saw a Merlin perched on a sign just
outside the gate.  I was very satisfied with my hour of birding today.

Austin Booth
Ukiah

Bryan and I after discussing the big day in detail have decided to adjust the
final number to 150 (see discussion below).
We traveled 266 miles by car. Walked maybe a mile and birded about 19 hours from
about 2:00 AM till 9 PM.

Both of us saw 143 of the species (shared total). There were 7 birds not seen by
one or the other of us (unshared total).

There were one species and another bird in a species group recorded on the day
that were not included on my original post.These were Pileated Woodpecker and
Selasphorus sp. Both recorded by me only (one heard and one seen).
Bryan remembers clearly me bringing both of these birds up in extensive
conversations on the day of the count.
Both were overlooked at the end of the day because of extreme fatigue. I woke up
this morning (after 2 nights good sleep) and remembered clearly that I had heard
a Pileated Woodpecker on Diener Drive on count day. At the time I did not have
Bryan record it (he was putting all of our birds on a digital recorder). My
thinking was that we would find another one that both of us would see or hear
and I had a slight amount of doubt because the bird was at some distance. As the
day progressed I heard maybe 3 or 4 flickers calling (one at a good distance)
and realized that there was no doubt that my bird was a Pileated. At that time I
decided to put my bird on the list at the end of the day if we didn't find
another one (we still had a good stakeout location  at Clear Lake State Park).
The other bird was somewhat similar circumstances with some twists. I put a
selas. sp. I saw at Riviera West "in the bank" on that day thinking we would see
others. I saw this bird in binocular view as it flew over my head and away from
me. It showed a great deal of rufous color on the sides and it appeared to be
also on the back (in fact I believe that it was a male rufous but the look was
brief). At that very moment I was in the middle of a conversation with a
friendly property owner. Also right after I saw it Bryan called that he had just
seen a Peregrine Falcon so I ran to his location (while excusing myself from my
new found friend).By the end of the day I had forgotten about that sighting. At
least I remembered about that starting yesterday.

I feel both of these birds should be on our Big Day List.

I apologize for my premature post of yesterday.                  Jerry White





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Mon, 25 Apr 2005 -- Dorothy Tobkin reports three BLACK-NECKED STILTS at
Lake Cleone this morning near the parking area. It seems unlikely that they
will stay long at this location. She also had a winter-plumaged MARBLED
MURRELET off the boardwalk.

I was out at the Wente Boy Scout Camp just east of Willits this past
weekend and heard a booming American Bittern in the marsh area
surrounding the lake on the property. Was just wondering if anyone
knows how  common (or uncommon) American Bittern is in Mendocino
County since I've never been to this location before.

Richard Ackley
San Rafael

Tue, 26 Apr 2005 -- I went to the Ukiah Sewage Treatment Plant this
afternoon to look for the grackle reported Sunday. No grackle, but I did
see a pair of BLUE-WINGED TEAL on the center pond. There was a smattering
of waterbirds including Greater Scaup, Cinnamon Teal, Gadwall, Northern
Pintail, Semipalmated Plover, Least and Western Sandpipers. Recently
arrived Lazuli Buntings were singing in the felled orchard to the north,
and a
Yellow-breasted Chat was singing along the river.

George Chaniot
Potter Valley, MEN, CA

The newest (revised) edition of the Lake County Checklist is available at Clear
Lake State Park. There are 308 species on the list with abundance and seasonal
status information.                               Jerry White


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Tue, 26 Apr 2005 -- At 6:15 this evening there was an AMERICAN DIPPER
singing under the old bridge on Potter Valley Road - first time in a while.
Hopefully it will stay.

Wed, 27 Apr 2005 -- This morning I searched some of the  _Washingtonia_ fan
palms in Ukiah for HOODED ORIOLES while scouting for an upcoming Big Day.
I found a number of orioles:

         Pomo Circle (the bend in Pomo Drive): one yellow, 1st-summer male
singing at mid level in the palm. Chased off another oriole sp.

         501 Sherry Drive: none seen in 16 minutes. Workman claims they have
been around.

         512 Empire Drive: 1 bright orange, adult male singing in the
hanging fronds. Over 15 minutes this bird ranged about a block to the NE
and NW.

         398 Empire Drive: 1 bright orange, adult male sitting on wires near
the palm. Possibly the same bird as above.

Some other sightings, mostly of Big Day interest:
         Coyote Dam:  Rock Wren singing at marker 10 on dam.  Greater
White-fronted Goose still hanging out with two Greylags near boat launch.
         Pomo A:  small group of Greater Scaup with one Lesser Scaup.
Possible Cackling Goose at Miti Camp scoped across the water. Clark's
Grebe.
         Potter Valley: American Dipper at Old Bridge: 08:30, no; 12:45,
yes.  Swainson's Thrush singing between the bridges (earliest record ever).
2 Lewis's Woodpeckers in dead tree north of Burris Lane.  Tricolored
Blackbirds in vineyard at end of Burris.

George Chaniot
Potter Valley, MEN, CA

I am the proud parent today of one or two red-shouldered hawk
hatchlings, and some bushtit babies as well!

[For those of you who don't know, I've been watching a red-shouldered
hawk nest for about a month. About 25 feet from my front door I have a
good view of the nest, which is about 50 feet away and about 20 degrees
up (the base of the tree is down the hill). (There's another level view
from my roof but it's twice as far away)]. I have known that hatching
was imminent and was hoping to be around for the big moment.

It was an incredible morning.

Normally there has been only one bird on the nest at a time. This
morning one adult was sitting on the nest but she was sitting higher
than usual - not hunkered down. As I watched, the second adult flew to
the nest carrying a mouse. It stood on the side of the nest and tore
chunks from the mouse. The first adult showed no interest at all in the
mouse.

In the past one of the adults would have left at this point. But the
one who brought the mouse didn't leave. Instead he put his feet on the
rump of the other one and tried to settle down into the nest. He stayed
there for a while, kind of awkwardly half on top of her, then stood up
and tried to nudge her to the side so he could be more in the nest.
She was calling and calling all the while, oblivious to his desires,
but after a while she responded to his nudging and moved a bit.

Finally both birds were equally ensconced in the nest, leaning
together, heads touching, gazing straight at me and looking very cozy
and domestic. They stayed that way for at least 15 minutes, at which
point I had to go into my house. When I came out about half an hour
later, one bird was standing on the nest and reaching down into it and
eating something. She obviously wasn't tearing food off of anything,
however, so I wondered what she could be eating. I then saw her pick up
a goopy-looking eggshell, broken down the middle, in her bill and fly
off with it. She came back within 30 seconds, stood on the edge of the
nest looking down, and gingerly eased herself into the nest.

Roger Foote came out at that point hoping for some good photographs
(but was handicapped because he had forgotten his camera). After
looking at the hawk nest (not much activity) we went to see the
bushtits (who are removing fecal sacs as of today). After Roger left I
went back to the hawk nest and saw an adult standing on the nest doing
that same same "eating" behavior.  She may have been cleaning up from a
second hatching, or was possibly cleaning up more from the first.

In addition to my tremendous excitement at getting to watch this
momentous event, and know almost the exact time of the hatching, I am
also interested to note that both birds were aware that hatching was
about to commence, and both wanted to be there. Or perhaps there's some
reason they both needed to be there (extra defense from predators?)
It's also interesting that the one adult was calling so much just prior
to the hatching. Since smaller birds are afraid of hawks could that
have been a way to keep predators away as well?

Kate

Woops, I guess I claimed too much credit. I'm only a godparent.

Here's what Bob Keiffer has to say about the nest calling:

"My guess is that the calling by the one adult was essentially
"talking" to the newly hatched chicks.  this is an important "imprint"
time for the youngsters.    By raising gamebirds all of my life I have
learned that when young chickens hatch under a setting chicken hen that
life is just fine upon hatching.   Once the chicks are dried off and
all hatched (usually about a 24 hour period) the chicks then are led
away from the nest by the brood mother.   Now if you are hatching
gamebirds such as pheasants, wild ducks, quail, etc. under a bantam
chicken hen one must take precautions.   The chicks MUST be locked up
with the hen for about 24 hours after hatching before you turn them
into a brood pen.   If you don't the young chicks will run out from the
nest and away from the "mother" hen and die of hypothermia.
   It takes that 24 hours for the gamebird chicks to "learn" the mothers
language and stick with the brood hen.   This is not a problem if the
biological gamebird hen hatches the biological young ... apparently
they already instinctively know the language of their own species. 
Also, hatching bird eggs actually begin to "chirp" before they are
hatched.   Even when the shell is just beginning to be pipped, the
youngster can be heard chirping inside the shell.   I am sure that the
young chick can hear the mother during this time also.  So I believe
that imprinting actually begins BEFORE the chick is hatched.  The brood
mother definitely knows when this is happening also."





> Subject: Proud Parent!
>
> I am the proud parent today of one or two red-shouldered hawk
> hatchlings, and some bushtit babies as well!
>
> [For those of you who don't know, I've been watching a red-shouldered
> hawk nest for about a month. About 25 feet from my front door I have a
> good view of the nest, which is about 50 feet away and about 20
> degrees up (the base of the tree is down the hill). (There's another
> level view from my roof but it's twice as far away)]. I have known
> that hatching was imminent and was hoping to be around for the big
> moment.
>
> It was an incredible morning.
>
> Normally there has been only one bird on the nest at a time. This
> morning one adult was sitting on the nest but she was sitting higher
> than usual - not hunkered down. As I watched, the second adult flew to
> the nest carrying a mouse. It stood on the side of the nest and tore
> chunks from the mouse. The first adult showed no interest at all in
> the mouse.
>
> In the past one of the adults would have left at this point. But the
> one who brought the mouse didn't leave. Instead he put his feet on the
> rump of the other one and tried to settle down into the nest. He
> stayed there for a while, kind of awkwardly half on top of her, then
> stood up and tried to nudge her to the side so he could be more in the
> nest.  She was calling and calling all the while, oblivious to his
> desires, but after a while she responded to his nudging and moved a
> bit.
>
> Finally both birds were equally ensconced in the nest, leaning
> together, heads touching, gazing straight at me and looking very cozy
> and domestic. They stayed that way for at least 15 minutes, at which
> point I had to go into my house. When I came out about half an hour
> later, one bird was standing on the nest and reaching down into it and
> eating something. She obviously wasn't tearing food off of anything,
> however, so I wondered what she could be eating. I then saw her pick
> up a goopy-looking eggshell, broken down the middle, in her bill and
> fly off with it. She came back within 30 seconds, stood on the edge of
> the nest looking down, and gingerly eased herself into the nest.
>
> Roger Foote came out at that point hoping for some good photographs
> (but was handicapped because he had forgotten his camera). After
> looking at the hawk nest (not much activity) we went to see the
> bushtits (who are removing fecal sacs as of today). After Roger left I
> went back to the hawk nest and saw an adult standing on the nest doing
> that same same "eating" behavior.  She may have been cleaning up from
> a second hatching, or was possibly cleaning up more from the first.
>
> In addition to my tremendous excitement at getting to watch this
> momentous event, and know almost the exact time of the hatching, I am
> also interested to note that both birds were aware that hatching was
> about to commence, and both wanted to be there. Or perhaps there's
> some reason they both needed to be there (extra defense from
> predators?) It's also interesting that the one adult was calling so
> much just prior to the hatching. Since smaller birds are afraid of
> hawks could that have been a way to keep predators away as well?
>
> Kate
>
>
>


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It would be great to have a web cam on the red-shouldered hawk nest. If
anyone has one or knows of anyone who might, please give me a call at
463-0839.

Thanks,

Kate

April 28, part 2

Thought you might like to see today's video on the possible sighting of the
Ivory-billed Woodpecker.
Is this a confirmed sighting for sure? Hard to beleive after all these years.
Cathy Ortiz

http://www.newscientist.com/data/images/ns/9999/ivory_bill.mov

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The siting has been confirmed and details have been published in
Science today (April 28). See
http://www.sciencemag.org/sciencexpress/recent.shtml for the article
and associated materials.

Demian

--- In Mendobirds@yahoogroups.com, "Ortiz Family" <ortiz@s...> wrote:
> April 28, part 2
>
> Thought you might like to see today's video on the possible sighting
of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker.
> Is this a confirmed sighting for sure? Hard to beleive after all
these years.
> Cathy Ortiz
>
> http://www.newscientist.com/data/images/ns/9999/ivory_bill.mov
>
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Details of sightings and extensive analyses of video
footage of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker are freely
available in an article in Science and in
supplementary files at:

http://www.sciencemag.org/sciencexpress/recent.shtml

Floyd Hayes
Hidden Valley Lake, Lake County

Ortiz Family wrote:

>April 28, part 2
>
>Thought you might like to see today's video on the possible sighting of the
Ivory-billed Woodpecker.
>Is this a confirmed sighting for sure? Hard to beleive after all these years.
>Cathy Ortiz
>
>http://www.newscientist.com/data/images/ns/9999/ivory_bill.mov
>
>
>
Hi, Cathy,

I am getting a message : "The document contains no data."

I have Demian's article up now from Science Magazine...so hopefully
there will be a video, too.

Hard to believe, after all these years, that the Ivory-billed Woodpecker
has been confirmed in Arkansas. Let's hope they protect its habitat and
keep it safe for possible future generations of Ivory-billed's!

Feather