Following up a bit on Arthur C. Clarke's 3 laws I came across these additional precepts that might eventually impinge upon the Ivory-bill saga ;-) :
Sturgeon's Revelation: "90% of everything is crap."
Hanlon's Razor: "Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity."
Hofstadter's Law: "It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's Law."
[ you may need to be familiar with Douglas Hofstadter's writings to fully appreciate this one ]
and finally, Sosensky's 3rd Law of Birding: "Woodpeckers and creepers spend more time on the far side of the trunk."
which reminds me, if you've never perused them before, the "Universal Laws of Birding
http://www.speakingofbirds.com/resources/universal_laws_of_birding.htm
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Elsewhere on the Web:
Out California-way, all three of Momma Owl's eggs hatched and nestlings appear to be doing well, making more regular appearances from beneath Mom's underside. I believe their names are Fuzzy, Wuzzy, and Scuzzy (...uhh, but Scuzzy prefers to be addressed as Sir Bartholomew):
http://www.cs.csubak.edu/owlcam/camera.php
And if you're into cranes, as a lot of birders are, I hope you caught this post last week at the "pinesabovesnow" blog:
http://pinesabovesnow.blogspot.com/2008/03/wildness-incarnate.html
...all for now.
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