The farsighted and courageous actions of some proud Arkansans over the past half-century deserve public honor.

Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C., April 28, 2005

How do you find a bird that eluded searchers for more than 60 years?

A day when extinction took a backseat to hope

Reality and disbelief clash when you see a bird you thought was extinct.

A stately bird passes by, but its impact remains

Lab researchers seek audible clues from the Big Woods using autonomous recording units (ARUs).

The Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology has a long history of bringing cutting-edge technology to recording, archiving, and researching animal sounds.

There is more to putting equipment on a tree than meets the eye

Thousands of hours of recordings yielded some intriguing sounds. Were they made by an Ivory-billed Woodpecker?

Cutting across organizations and politics, extraordinary teamwork is behind the ivory-bill search and recovery efforts.

The rediscovery of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker is a call to action.

A place where ivory-bills and sublime moments live on