Summary Of Our Trip

We had a very good trip to Louisiana. We got a good look at the habitat and even heard an IBWO! As i've said, the habitat is wonderful for IBWOs. Trees there include Oaks, Honey Locust, Sycamore, Willow, Pecan, Green Ash, and Cypress. Spanish moss hangs from Cypress trees and the understory is made of Cane, Palmetto, etc. That means the habitat would also be good for the Bachman's Warbler, if they still exist.

We heard two Kent calls on Grassy Lake that sound just like the "Project Coyote" recordings, which can be heard here: http://www.south-run.com/coyote/sounds.htm

We also had dinner with The Project leader, Frank Wiley. He told us about some of his sightings and some interesting information on the bird. I'm not going to write about his sightings because I have a feeling he may do that himself one day. A book about his encounters would be a best-seller!

It seems from Frank's sightings and what we heard that there is a good population of Ivory-bills there. And from now on, when someone asks us what we are doing in the woods, instead of hiding what we are doing we'll say "We're looking for the elusive Ivory-Billed Woodpecker. Have you seen one?"