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The Grail Bird

by Tim Gallagher

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In April 2005, a startling announcement made national and international news: the ivory-billed woodpecker, a bird thought to be extinct for nearly sixty years, had been sighted. The story behind this incredible discovery began more than a year earlier when, after a lengthy search, Tim Gallagher was one of the first people to see this iconic bird, the holy grail of birdwatchers. He persuaded the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology to mount a massive search for evidence of the bird's existence. The news was kept secret while field teams went to work and land was bought to conserve the ivory-bill's habitat. Gallagher's story reads like a mystery novel, and the subsequent conservation efforts provide hope and a lesson for our times.

Synopsis:

The author takes up the chase of an extinct--or at least elusive--bird heading deep into the trackless Southern swamps and bayous to determine once and for all if the Ivory-billed Woodpecker still lives.

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About the Author

As Tim Gallagher was working on his book The Grail Bird, he was among the first to sight the long-thought-extinct ivory-billed woodpecker in Arkansas, which led to a multi-million-dollar effort to confirm the sighting and protect the bird's dwindling habitat. The sighting changed the direction of the book, for which Gallagher won the Outdoor Writers Association of America's Best Book award for 2005. Gallagher is editor-in-chief of Living Bird magazine and of The Journal of the North American Falconers' Association.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780618709410

Subtitle:

The Rediscovery of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker

Author:

Gallagher, Tim

Publisher:

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Location:

Boston

Subject:

Birds & Birdwatching

Subject:

Birds & Birdwatching - General

Subject:

Ivory-billed woodpecker

Subject:

Birdwatching Guides

Subject:

Nature Studies-Birds

Copyright:

2005

Edition Description:

Trade paper

Publication Date:

April 2006

Binding:

Paperback

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Illustrations:

8-page color insert

Pages:

304

Dimensions:

8.74x5.54x.74 in. .69 lbs.

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Product details 304 pages Houghton Mifflin Company - 2012-07-23 English 9780618709410 Reviews:

"Synopsis" by Libri, The author takes up the chase of an extinct--or at least elusive--bird heading deep into the trackless Southern swamps and bayous to determine once and for all if the Ivory-billed Woodpecker still lives.