February
2007
Woodpecker watch0
In the bayous of Arkansas a high-tech sentinel patiently waits to capture an elusive bird… more
Links to free activities, resources and lessons
Teaching resources (UK US) prepared specifically for this story from www.realscience.org.uk
“Tell students that they have just been hired as photojournalists for Backyard Jungle News. Their assignment is to find the most exciting news taking place in their backyard today. Explain to students that they will have to convince the editor that their story and image should be front page news. Relate the story of the ivory-billed woodpecker: ‘Only one hundred years ago …’” From Backyard Jungle.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology website, with video clips, photos, sounds and ‘meet the search team’.
Lovely, full-colour brochure (pdf) on the ivory-billed woodpecker. From US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Another project using different technology to hunt for the famous woodpecker. From NASA.
The Search for the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker. “More than 60 years after the ivory-billed woodpecker was thought to be extinct in the United States, researchers now have found evidence that the majestic bird may still live …” From The Nature Conservancy.
Listen to Phillip Hoose, author of The Race to Save the Lord God Bird, speak about the recent rediscovery of the ivory-billed woodpecker in a live online audio chat
Timeline of the Ivory-Bill Search. Includes Luneau’s disputed video of the bird. Needs broadband.
“These Ivory-billed Woodpecker calls were recorded at close range in 1935 by Arthur Allen and collaborators in the Singer Tract, Louisiana. The clip here was extracted from about five minutes of recordings at a nest cavity where both male and female were present.
“Listen to calls recorded near a pair of Ivory-billed Woodpeckers at a nest cavity using Interactive Analyzer or Simple Sounds. Choose Interactive Analyzer to explore the sonogram and see it scroll across the page as the sound plays. Choose Simple Sounds for a faster download of a fixed sonogram and an audio file.” From Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
“In more than 17,000 hours of recordings, thousands of double-knock sounds were detected. After eliminating noises made by raindrops, gunshots, and other sources, researchers at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology found about 100 double knocks that sound tantalisingly similar to …”
US fish and wildlife service. “Ivory-billed woodpecker recovery starts here.” From US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Ivory-billed woodpecker FAQ (pdf), including what to do if you see one.
Send an ivory-billed woodpecker e-card.
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