Thursday, June 14, 2007

Discovery News videos

Here and here.

2 comments:

John L. Trapp said...

Quote from the 2nd video: nick-named the Lord God Bird by Teddy Roosevelt.

Does the mainstream news media no longer employ fact-checkers? The above quote makes a nice sound bite, but IT'S NOT TRUE!! I have seen this statement repeated ad nauseum in the popular press, but a source document is never cited (probably because it's not to be found). Just another example of a myth in the making about the IBWO.

Anonymous said...

2:05 of video #1... "But recent sightings, some substantiated, some not, in LA, FL, and AR have many in the birding community excited..."

Try "none substantiated".

1:31 of video #2... In reference to Sparling, "He's not really a birder, but he knew he saw something special."

Wow. There's something I've never heard before. A non-birder claiming "something special".

2:17 of video #2... "They used Luneau's video, confirmed sightings, and sound recordings to make their case."

3 strikes and yerrrrrrrr OUT!

2:23 of video #2...

Well you just have to listen to that statement yourself.