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re: $12,000 Reward for Information Regarding the Whereabouts of an Ivory Billed Woodpecker
Posted on 3/2/20 at 5:45 pm to Clyde Tipton
Posted on 3/2/20 at 5:45 pm to Clyde Tipton
I am with Louisiana Wilds, the organization offering the reward for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker. I will post more about this next week. For now, I just wanted to thank y'all for the interest!
It's so fitting that TD has picked this up. I had the idea to go public with this at last October's LSU/Florida game. I have seen and audio recorded Ivory-bills in Louisiana over the past three years. To find an active nest cavity though (the only likely situation where you will have long enough to get a good photo), we need the whole state to be on the lookout.
Critical to success will be the outdoors people---the hunters, trappers, and fishermen---who regularly visit the wildest parts of our state, where Ivory-bills are most likely to be found. As I watched the Burrow to Chase pass that put the game away, and I soaked up the atmosphere of Tiger Stadium that night, I thought "good thing we are in Louisiana, our people have just the right spirit and drive to do this thing!"
For more information, or to report sightings, please email us: info@TheLouisianaWilds.org.
Nothing would make me happier than if somebody or some group on TigerDroppings collects the reward.
Our Bird. Our State. Let's Geaux!
It's so fitting that TD has picked this up. I had the idea to go public with this at last October's LSU/Florida game. I have seen and audio recorded Ivory-bills in Louisiana over the past three years. To find an active nest cavity though (the only likely situation where you will have long enough to get a good photo), we need the whole state to be on the lookout.
Critical to success will be the outdoors people---the hunters, trappers, and fishermen---who regularly visit the wildest parts of our state, where Ivory-bills are most likely to be found. As I watched the Burrow to Chase pass that put the game away, and I soaked up the atmosphere of Tiger Stadium that night, I thought "good thing we are in Louisiana, our people have just the right spirit and drive to do this thing!"
For more information, or to report sightings, please email us: info@TheLouisianaWilds.org.
Nothing would make me happier than if somebody or some group on TigerDroppings collects the reward.
Our Bird. Our State. Let's Geaux!
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Posted on 3/2/20 at 5:49 pm to IvoryBillMatt
quote:
I have seen and audio recorded Ivory-bills in Louisiana over the past three years.
Can you say which parish?
Better yet where exactly?
This post was edited on 3/2/20 at 5:50 pm
Posted on 3/2/20 at 6:07 pm to IvoryBillMatt
quote:
. I have seen and audio recorded Ivory-bills in Louisiana over the past three years
Why are “y’all” offering a reward, if “y’all” know where they are?
If they were still around some baw would have done shot it, and put it social media to prove they aren’t extinct.
Posted on 3/2/20 at 6:08 pm to Ron Cheramie
As to the exact location of my sightings and recordings, I am going to hold off for now, because I think that there is a reasonable chance that there might be an active nest in the area. If that's the case, I don't want it disturbed anymore than is necessary to confirm its location.
In no particular order, I would list the most likely Ivory-bill spots in Louisiana as being: the Atchafalaya Basin (particularly Sherburne WMA and St. Mary Parish); Avoyelles Parish; Tensas River NWR; Cunningham Brake, just west of Natchitoches; and, Pearl River WMA.
ANY place in Louisiana with a large (greater than 10,000 acres) tract of mature, bottomland hardwoods could have Ivory-bills. The birds are nomadic...flying as much as 20 miles in a day for food. That is what makes predicting their location so difficult: unless you find an active nest.
Extreme caution should be exercised not to disturb the birds. As with all endangered species, the Ivory-billed Woodpecker is strictly protected by Federal and State law. If you find them, back off a bit, contact us (info@TheLouisianaWilds.org), and we'll come take a look ASAP.
In no particular order, I would list the most likely Ivory-bill spots in Louisiana as being: the Atchafalaya Basin (particularly Sherburne WMA and St. Mary Parish); Avoyelles Parish; Tensas River NWR; Cunningham Brake, just west of Natchitoches; and, Pearl River WMA.
ANY place in Louisiana with a large (greater than 10,000 acres) tract of mature, bottomland hardwoods could have Ivory-bills. The birds are nomadic...flying as much as 20 miles in a day for food. That is what makes predicting their location so difficult: unless you find an active nest.
Extreme caution should be exercised not to disturb the birds. As with all endangered species, the Ivory-billed Woodpecker is strictly protected by Federal and State law. If you find them, back off a bit, contact us (info@TheLouisianaWilds.org), and we'll come take a look ASAP.
Posted on 3/2/20 at 6:12 pm to Outdoorreb
Reb, we know where they occasionally feed, but we don't know where they nest. Also, the small population that we have discovered is almost certainly not the only one in the entire state. We want others to be found to show that there are enough individual birds still around that the species is not doomed to extinction.
Posted on 3/2/20 at 6:14 pm to IvoryBillMatt
Also Reb, said baw who shot an Ivory-bill would be in serious legal trouble.
Posted on 3/2/20 at 6:16 pm to IvoryBillMatt
Good luck.
Posted on 3/2/20 at 6:21 pm to shell01
That Reward was retired a few years ago. Louisiana Wilds is the only group offering a reward currently.
Posted on 3/2/20 at 6:30 pm to IvoryBillMatt
quote:
The birds are nomadic...flying as much as 20 miles in a day for food.
Never heard that. Always wondered why people have a sighting of the bird once and never see it again. The Arkansas sighting for one. Makes sense
I actually believe there are places they could be breeding here and no one would ever know
Good luck in your mission. I couldn’t imagine seeing one and not being able to get 100% documentation. of it. I bet you have lost a lot of sleep!
Posted on 3/2/20 at 6:30 pm to IvoryBillMatt
Have y’all made any publications? Seems like that would be huge news.
Posted on 3/2/20 at 6:46 pm to IvoryBillMatt
on the eye ball where i seen a female
This post was edited on 3/2/20 at 9:08 pm
Posted on 3/2/20 at 7:24 pm to Outdoorreb
We have published the audio recordings. They match the only accepted recordings, from 1935.
At this point, though, indisputable photographic evidence is the only thing that would be considered proof.
At this point, though, indisputable photographic evidence is the only thing that would be considered proof.
Posted on 3/2/20 at 7:37 pm to IvoryBillMatt
Matt:
This has been going on for what? 10-15 years? Still without a single photograph?
I remember when it all started. The NC was going around giving these "confidential" and "exclusive" briefings to wealthy little old ladies in Manhattan and Los Angeles and San Francisco. They had evidence of IBWP but they just needed a few more million $$$ to "nail it down". And of course everyone was locked into silence and non disclosure agreements. If the told the public what they knew, amateurs would flood in and scare off the birds.
And the millions poured in.
In retrospect, a brilliant little scam.
If the bird is there, someone would have it on film. I call bullshite on the entire enterprise. And I think it's a shame.
This has been going on for what? 10-15 years? Still without a single photograph?
I remember when it all started. The NC was going around giving these "confidential" and "exclusive" briefings to wealthy little old ladies in Manhattan and Los Angeles and San Francisco. They had evidence of IBWP but they just needed a few more million $$$ to "nail it down". And of course everyone was locked into silence and non disclosure agreements. If the told the public what they knew, amateurs would flood in and scare off the birds.
And the millions poured in.
In retrospect, a brilliant little scam.
If the bird is there, someone would have it on film. I call bullshite on the entire enterprise. And I think it's a shame.
Posted on 3/2/20 at 7:41 pm to No Colors
quote:
If the bird is there, someone would have it on film. I call bullshite on the entire enterprise. And I think it's a shame.
Posted on 3/2/20 at 8:27 pm to No Colors
No colors, many people share your opinion. I respect that.
My perspective, based on years of research and field work, is the opposite.
The reasons that I know the Ivory-bill still persists in Louisiana are way too numerous and nuanced to discuss in this thread. I will put up a website later this month and explain our plan for The Louisiana Wilds Ivory-bill search going forward.
As far as the Nature Conservancy, I don't have an opinion about their actions one way or the other. Our search will be very public. There certainly won't be millions of dollars involved.
I have been interested in the Ivory-bill since I was eight years old. In 1969, Dr. George Lowery opened up the LSU Museum of Science for my father and me at 10:30 at night after a typical LSU beatdown of Moo State in Tiger Stadium. Dr. Lowery was treated shamefully in 1971 for publishing photos of a male Ivory-bill that had been taken by Fielding Lewis in St. Mary Parish.
Again, too long a story for this thread, but part of my motivation is vindication of Dr. Lowery. I know, like he knew, that Ivory-bills did NOT go extinct in the 40s or 50s.
My perspective, based on years of research and field work, is the opposite.
The reasons that I know the Ivory-bill still persists in Louisiana are way too numerous and nuanced to discuss in this thread. I will put up a website later this month and explain our plan for The Louisiana Wilds Ivory-bill search going forward.
As far as the Nature Conservancy, I don't have an opinion about their actions one way or the other. Our search will be very public. There certainly won't be millions of dollars involved.
I have been interested in the Ivory-bill since I was eight years old. In 1969, Dr. George Lowery opened up the LSU Museum of Science for my father and me at 10:30 at night after a typical LSU beatdown of Moo State in Tiger Stadium. Dr. Lowery was treated shamefully in 1971 for publishing photos of a male Ivory-bill that had been taken by Fielding Lewis in St. Mary Parish.
Again, too long a story for this thread, but part of my motivation is vindication of Dr. Lowery. I know, like he knew, that Ivory-bills did NOT go extinct in the 40s or 50s.
Posted on 3/2/20 at 8:50 pm to IvoryBillMatt
They...are...extinct. You either can't identify wildlife worth a flip, or you're trying to make money.
Posted on 3/2/20 at 9:03 pm to AlxTgr
You don't know me or my motives.
I am a former president of the Louisiana Ornithological Society. My field sightings of birds were accepted for publication even when I was a child. Roger Tory Peterson accepted for publication my finding of the first known American Goldfinch nest in Louisiana when I was nine.
Previous searches have been led by out of state institutions who had a disdain for the public generally and for hunters in particular. Our effort will be public, and rely on outdoors people.
As for money, I have self-funded my efforts for the past three years. In developing The Louisiana Wilds, we are trying to decide if we add enough value to ask for money.
Thanks for your perspective though.
I am a former president of the Louisiana Ornithological Society. My field sightings of birds were accepted for publication even when I was a child. Roger Tory Peterson accepted for publication my finding of the first known American Goldfinch nest in Louisiana when I was nine.
Previous searches have been led by out of state institutions who had a disdain for the public generally and for hunters in particular. Our effort will be public, and rely on outdoors people.
As for money, I have self-funded my efforts for the past three years. In developing The Louisiana Wilds, we are trying to decide if we add enough value to ask for money.
Thanks for your perspective though.
Posted on 3/2/20 at 9:21 pm to IvoryBillMatt
Good luck. I highly doubt you get proof of an Ivory Billed Woodpecker, but I sincerely hope you can.
With all the game cameras and smart phones, it’s hard to believe something that big could go this long without a legit picture. We are talking about WMAs/NFS not the Congo.
You seem like a good guy, so I hope you prove us deniers wrong.
With all the game cameras and smart phones, it’s hard to believe something that big could go this long without a legit picture. We are talking about WMAs/NFS not the Congo.
You seem like a good guy, so I hope you prove us deniers wrong.
Posted on 3/2/20 at 9:28 pm to IvoryBillMatt
quote:Irrelavent.
You don't know me or my motives.
quote:And yet you have never seen an IBW.
My field sightings of birds were accepted for publication even when I was a child. Roger Tory Peterson accepted for publication my finding of the first known American Goldfinch nest in Louisiana when I was nine.
Have you seen Bigfoot?
Posted on 3/2/20 at 9:46 pm to AlxTgr
So if I find one of these things on private property are y’all coming to lock me down??
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