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In Search of: The Ivory-Billed Woodpecker

Despite the accepted belief among scientists that the ivory-billed woodpecker is extinct, avid bird enthusiasts continue to search for the species among southern U.S. swamps and bogs. In this documentary report produced by Brenda Tremblay, we visit with hopeful birdwatchers searching for their aviary Holy Grail.

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In Search Of: The Ivory-Billed Woodpecker

A Look Ahead to Next Week’s Show: The Last of the Ivory-Billed Woodpeckers

A Look Ahead to Next Week’s Show: The Last of the Ivory-Billed Woodpeckers

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Cornell & the Ivory-bill

Earlier this year a birding team brought back a mysterious tape of knocking noises in a Louisiana forest. It was a woodpecker, but could it be the elusive Ivory-bill? Steve Curwood speaks with expert John Fitzpatrick from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology about listening for the lost bird.

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The Search for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, Part 2

The Search for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker continues.

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The Search for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, Part 1

Despite the accepted belief among most biologists that the Ivory-billed Woodpecker is extinct, avid bird enthusiasts continue to search for the species among southern U.S. swamps and bogs. In this documentary report produced by Brenda Tremblay, we visit with hopeful birdwatchers searching for their aviary Holy Grail.

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