I'm Not Quite Dead Yet

For 60 years, the ivory-billed woodpecker was thought to be extinct. It was the Holy Grail (thus the headline) for birdwatchers who did not believe it was gone. Turns out, they were right. The bird has been spotted in the Arkansas Big Woods forest.

It's 20" long, which makes it the largest woodpecker in the United States. If you think there's a joke in the fact that the largest woodpecker in the U.S. was found in Bill Clinton's home state, you may be right, but I would never suggest such a thing.

Here is a link to the Chicago Tribune story, for you bird geeks out there.