The last accepted sighting of the ivory-billed woodpecker was in 1944. A true believer is racing to prove it still exists
ever to have seen it swoop into view. It is nearly 2 feet long, with a wingspan of almost 3 feet. And it boasts a gigantic chisel-shaped, ivory-white beak, with a protruding red crest in males and a black crest in females.
About a mile in, as we reached the hot zone, sunlight started to pour in. Along with the melodic chirps of awakening birds, we heard a powerful, quick drumming sound above us.Then, six chirps somewhere farther to the left. I looked at Courtman. The ivory-billed woodpecker, center, is larger than the pileated woodpecker, right. Both are smaller than a mallard duck, left.To a non-birder’s eye, the pileated and ivory-billed woodpeckers might seem identical. In fact, many reports of ivory-billed woodpecker sightings have been shut down because they turned out to be pileated woodpeckers. Fervent birders usually tell them apart by the color of their wings and their distinct calling and drumming sounds.
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