The Ivory-billed Woodpecker is back

Very cool:

The ivory-billed woodpecker, a magnificent bird that ornithologists had long given up for extinct, has been sighted in the watery tupelo swampland of a wildlife refuge in Arkansas, scientists announced today.

Click here:Click here: The New York Times > Science > Woodpecker Thought to Be Extinct Is Sighted in Arkansas

Thanks to DMS for the lead.

I'm at the national decoy show in St. Charles, IL, and the Internet connection is pretty leisurely. Maybe another post tomorrow. Maybe not.

TTB