Images from 1935

The images above are from movie footage of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker taken during the Lab's 1935 expedition. View a movie clip by clicking here. From the Arthur A. Allen Papers 1899-1968, Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University.

I'm in the Lab's eNews group and want to thank you for sending the results of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker expedition. Your team has provided a better awareness of the importance of conservation and ornithology, and has affected people from around the world. The press coverage shows the public that universities, environmentalists, and world-renowned corporations (Zeiss) care so much about each and every bird species.

Personally, I believe there may be Ivory-billed Woodpeckers surviving. Your efforts are far from being a failure - they are just the first steps in the challenge. Thanks to everyone involved in the project. You have spread the best kept secret on Earth - that we should appreciate each and every bird we see when we walk outside.

Please, keep it up - you folks are a truly unique enterprise. We are confident that if the Ivory-billed Woodpecker is finally located, it will be entirely thanks to you and your collaborators for having brought the very existence of this bird to national attention.