Comments on: Not As Extinct as We Thought– Maybe?

By: MacAvity

MacAvity — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:09:34 +0000

Ornithologists: Nerds of a feather.

My apologies for the terrible joke, but really, no one else in the world seems to have made it yet.

On a more serious note, does anyone know how the Ivory-Billed Woodpeckers are supposed to have gone extinct in the first place? Did they all get turned into hat decorations, or did they just fall victim to more “natural” causes – competition with the pileates, whatever? Come to think of it, is it known for sure whether they ever actually existed? Is it possible that they were just a strain of the Pileated Woodpecker with some unusual coloration, not even a separate subspecies let alone a unique bird?

I’m all for protecting what’s out there, but why do we as humans have to beat ourselves up over every little change in the supposed status quo? The quo has lost its status! The status is not quo! Change happens, it’s not always bad, it’s not always our bloody fault! ….Okay, rant over.

By: mercforhire

mercforhire — Tue, 08 May 2007 08:12:59 +0000

Trust me, as an Arkansawyer, the Ivory Bill is DEAD….or else has been alive all the time, in every back-yard in Arkansas. The very fuzzy, out-of-focus, film clip shows a bird with some whitish markings on it….that pretty much resembles every other breed of woodpecker that commonly flies around here.

By: Tink

Tink — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 06:55:53 +0000

Stuart said: "God of biscuits what the hell are you talking about?"

He is playing on the famous NYT article: " Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Clause." Clever and funny.

By: Dementia

Dementia — Sun, 26 Mar 2006 17:50:06 +0000

Why is everyone so obsessed over this thing? It’s a little birdy. Sure, it’s interesting at first, but after a few million articles you start wishing that everyone would SHUT UP ALREADY!

By: karphi

karphi — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 05:57:28 +0000

Oh my… I don’t believe it! I’ve been eatin’ IBWP’s for years now! Oops. (They go well in spotted owl egg omelets)

By: Armani

Armani — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 04:18:51 +0000

Uh….Not damn interesting…

By: God of Biscuits

God of Biscuits — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 05:51:12 +0000

Brother, the Night Train will soon find me aboard and more than willing to leave the station with you. I will see you and Malcom soon. Fare thee well and may Almighty God hold you forever in the palm of His hand.

By: HappyPig

HappyPig — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 05:14:26 +0000

Where the heck is the University of Cornell?

... it's Cornell University. But I guess I should be glad the article just mixed up the order and and didn't say it was Cornell College.

But back to the woodpecker, interestingly, Cornell has total scientific control over finding the Ivory Bill. Lots of people from many groups all over the country have signed up to go and look but ALL data goes through CU, and everyone is covered by a slew of non-disclosures and guarantees that Cornell researchers make first announcements of any discoveries. Ornithology isn't so relaxed as it seems...