-- One Birder's Experiment --

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One Michigan birder (and fence-sitting IBWO searcher) is conducting his own little field experiment in regards to attaining Ivory-bill documentation, substituting Pileateds as the subject; read about it here:

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=143309933&blogID=213915643

The habitat being searched is not nearly as large or difficult to access as IBWO habitat, but at least he's making an attempt at some quantification.

Addendum: if you wish to follow his updates, this individual's blog is now at:

http://www.myspace.com/goodbirds
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