Eskimo Curlew, hand-colored engraving by John James Audubon (1785–1851), Wikimedia Commons. The shorebird was last recorded on Galveston Island, Texas, in 1962, over 50 years ago.
Oh, how we would have liked to have a photo of an Ivory-billed Woodpecker, not a Hooded Merganser, on the cover of our February 2015 … Read More “In our February 2015 issue: Diving ducks on frozen lakes and the Ivory-billed Woodpecker”
A review of National Geographic Complete Birds of North America, Second Edition Read More “New edition of National Geographic book delivers verdict on long-sought woodpecker”
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Jerome A. Jackson criticizes the search for Ivory-billed Woodpecker, decries faith-based ornithology Read More “Scientist decries ‘faith-based ornithology’ in Ivory-bill search”
Sighting the “extinct” Ivory-billed Woodpecker turned even skeptics into true believers Read More “Eyewitness accounts of Ivory-billed Woodpeckers from the Cache River, Arkansas”
Two leaders of the searches in Arkansas describe what’s next Read More “What’s next for the Big Woods Conservation Partnership and the Ivory-billed Woodpecker”
