Sadden that this has happened in my time on this planet
The way we're going, a lot more are going to be extinct
That makes me so sad, as well.
Local note: the article says the ivory billed woodpecker was last seen in the US in 1978 in Louisiana. But as recently as 8-10 years ago, there was an article in the New Orleans paper about a possible sighting of one in Bayou Sauvage, the place where the 1978 sighting occurred.
We have pileated woodpeckers in our woods now and then — large, prehistoric looking creatures very similar in appearance to their extinct ivory billed relatives. Mistaken identity, coupled with wishful thinking, could explain the reported sightings.
It is just tragic to think of losing entire species during our lifetime.
I have pileated that will visit the trees in my yard from time to time. have a photo somewhere.
Well I've been here 15 years and have still to see a workman.
