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Reports of at least one male bird in Arkansas in 2004 and 2005 were reported in April 2005 by a team led by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology Fitzpatrick et al., 2005. If confirmed, this would make the Ivory-billed Woodpecker a lazarus species, a species that is rediscovered alive after being considered extinct for some time. However, despite the highly publicized announcement of its rediscovery, skepticism about the reported sightings has been growing, with a number of prominent experts questioning the evidence.
In June 2006, a $10,000 reward was offered for information leading to the discovery of an Ivory-billed Woodpecker nest, roost or feeding site.
In late September 2006, a team of ornithologists from Auburn University and the University of Windsor published a paper detailing suggestive evidence for the existence of Ivory-billed Woodpeckers along the Choctawhatchee River in northwest Florida (Hill et al., 2006). To date, the group has been unable to obtain either photographic or material evidence of these birds, and their findings remain inconclusive. Some speculate that the focus should be on protection of habitat rather than further intrusive studies.
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