Subject: [Tweeters] Ivory-billed Woodpecker
Date: Apr 28 13:16:44 2005
From: Marge Villanova - mav8 at cornell.edu



>>>It's True! The Ivory-billed Woodpecker has been found alive in
>>>eastern Arkansas. We are excited to make this announcement on behalf of
>>>the Big Woods Conservation Partnership, which has launched an
>>>unprecedented search effort after credible sight reports emerged from the
>>>Cache River National Wildlife Refuge in 2004.
>>>
>>>Birders interested in visiting the site and searching for the bird are
>>>urged to consult www.ivorybill.org for details to be posted in the near
>>>future about
>>>opportunities for access into the area. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
>>>Service, Arkansas Game and Fish and Natural Heritage Commissions, and The
>>>Nature Conservancy are working hard to provide managed access for birders
>>>and other visitors. If you are planning a visit, please be prepared to
>>>cooperate with local authorities and obey all local
>>>regulations established to protect the highly endangered ivory-bill and
>>>its habitat. Also, please be aware that the chances of actually making
>>>a sighting of this elusive bird are extremely small -- a
>>>massive search effort over the last year has yielded very few
>>>detections. And please be prepared to document your sighting with a
>>>photo or video!
>>>
>>>We will send updates soon about how birders can help in this historic
>>>effort to study and conserve the Ivory-billed Woodpecker.
>>>
>>>For the full story, please visit www.ivorybill.org.
>>>--


Marge Villanova
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
159 Sapsucker Woods Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
Tel. 607-254-2473
Fax. 607-254-2415