Fitzpatrick's team concludes that available data on wingspan and flight style does indeed indicate an ivory-billed woodpecker. The researchers also point out that the video was presented to the Arkansas Audubon Society, which voted unanimously to accept it as proof of the bird's existence.
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"Nothing in the video is inconsistent with [a] pileated woodpecker, and many of our key points are not refuted by the Cornell team's response," Sibley said. "Therefore the video cannot be proof of the existence of [an ivory-bill]."
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Tom,
I have to hand it to you for a really good blog. You've done the issue great service. You've let new and better interpretations of the data immerge. You gave it a great push start and then let others contribute.
Science, real science, works best in the open. And you provided an open honest forum. Cornell could take a few lessons in openness from you.
Hat's off to you, buddy!
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