A couple of excerpts:
We’ve had no high-rated detections this week either by humans or listening stations. The weather has been mostly cold and windy, and all birds are making less noise than they were in the warm weather a couple of weeks ago. Last year, we had a big jump in detections of Ivory-billed Woodpeckers in early February, and we’re hoping for a repeat of that pattern this year.
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With our cavity inventories past the half way point, Jamie and Zoe have lots of places to put cameras. We would love for one of our searchers or a local hunter or fisherman to capture beautiful color images of an ivorybill. Realistically though, a relatively boring black-and-white Reconyx image of an Ivory-billed Woodpecker perched on a tree is most likely to be the source of definitive documentation of ivorybills along the Choctawhatchee.
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22,921 days and counting. Continue holding breath.
Or 122 days left till May 30, when Hill turns into a pumpkin.
Maybe they can put a "countdown clock" on their website, counting down to the obtaining of the million dollar photo, sort of like the countdown to the Rapture..... I would also recommend a cable access channel for some IBWO-evangelism; could bring in some cash for extra cameras and cavity searches.
Last year, we had a big jump in detections of Ivory-billed Woodpeckers in early February, and we’re hoping for a repeat of that pattern this year.
This doesn't sound like a man who believes what he says about his data not being good enough. He may believe that others won't accept his data, but I think he believes every scrap of it proves IBWO existence; every hole, every reported glimpse, every note, every rap, every piece of flaked bark.
If he's running at that level of delusion and preconceived notions, don't expect any real science to come out of this.
Last year, we had a big jump in detections of Ivory-billed Woodpeckers in early February
Only two explanations for this: stupid or dishonest.
Realistically though, a relatively boring black-and-white Reconyx image of an Ivory-billed Woodpecker perched on a tree is most likely to be the source of definitive documentation of ivorybills along the Choctawhatchee
LOL! Is this an attempt to forshadow the Next Big Joke that's in the works? Now that we know how ethically bankrupt and careless IBWO peddlers are, it'll take more than a single easily manipulated image to satisfy reasonable people.
Too bad the peddlers didn't think about that before they started whooping it up.
Since last week wind and trees have been been discussed here as a possible source of "kents".
In this update Hill cites windy conditions as a reason for no detections this week. Are these things related? Who's reading whose blog.
I had a picture of a IBWO.
But my dog ate it.
How's that airport coming along?
In this update Hill cites windy conditions as a reason for no detections this week.
I'd be interested in seeing a correlation of weather to calls/knocks. Do they usually occur on days that have a light breeze, but not on calm or blustery days? Do they usually occur on warm days, making me wonder more about the possible calls of tree frogs?
Of course, I'm mostly interested in real evidence.
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