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Recent content by motiheal

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    Hello from Long Island!

    I am a researcher focused on this species, and I am from Long Island (NY USA). Contact me if you wish at [email protected]
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    What are the best really "CHEAP" birding binoculars?

    Redfield Rebels
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    Ivory-Billed Woodpecker Field Report

    The previous IBWO thread showed some interest in seeing sample field reports. Here is my first one, edited to a maximum of 10,000 characters. Hi, I’m John Williams. I want to help with techniques to find the Ivorybilled Woodpecker. I have a BS Marine Science, MS Secondary Education, and a...
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    Ivory-Billed Woodpecker continued

    Of course.
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    Ivory-Billed Woodpecker continued

    I always contact these people and say the standard thing-- look again same time of day, have a cam ready. Have never had a follow-up report, which of course could mean different things.
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    Ivory-Billed Woodpecker continued

    In the past ten years, there are reports by individuals on the IBWO Facebook page (which is where they would logically go) of sightings from windows, in backyard-type areas. These are invariably on fringes of much larger, decent habitat for IBWOs.
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    Ivory-Billed Woodpecker continued

    Not the place or season for a loon. Made me think twice.
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    Ivory-Billed Woodpecker continued

    Of course. Confirmation bias can never be disproven to another. I'm not really here to convince others I have seen the species, more to share what I have learned, from extensive study and reading, about better search methods, for the possibility someone here might use them.
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    Ivory-Billed Woodpecker continued

    All sightings were in January-February-- these are regarded by IBWO researchers as the months with the most chance of a good encounter. Trees have less leaves, birds have more hormonal behavior. First sighting was at Manatee Springs State Park, Florida, across the Suwanee River, of what I...
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    Ivory-Billed Woodpecker continued

    No photos yet. Sightings are a matter of seconds. I was on foot each time. I am retiring this year and may search next year with updated methods.
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    Ivory-Billed Woodpecker continued

    I began this thread so will answer. In your post, change-- "convincing" to "mentioning" "largely European" to "partly USA" (or researchers able to travel to USA) "absolutely nothing" to "possibly something" and you have the reason. I've seen the IBWO possibly four times. The first was chance...
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    Ivory-Billed Woodpecker continued

    Thank you for the research. This all has to be balanced, of course, with IMWO's range being huge.
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    Ivory-Billed Woodpecker continued

    This is surprising, can you explain more?
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    Ivory-Billed Woodpecker Refined Search Techniques for 2021

    That's why I used the word "well."
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    Ivory-Billed Woodpecker Refined Search Techniques for 2021

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