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The Grail Bird : The Rediscovery of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker by Tim Gallagher; hoopla digital is a science book available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Grail Bird : The Rediscovery of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker about?

“The Grail Bird is an enjoyable read . . . A powerful call for conservation, and an exciting bird adventure” (The Boston Globe).   What is it about the ivory-billed woodpecker? Why does this ghost of the southern swamps arouse such an obsessive level of passion in its devotees, who range from respected researchers to the flakiest Loch Ness monster fanatics and Elvis chasers?   Since the early twentieth century, scientists have been trying their best to prove that the ivory-bill is extinct. But every time they think they’ve finally closed the door, the bird makes an unexpected appearance.   To unravel the mystery, author Tim Gallagher heads south, deep into the eerie swamps and bayous of the vast Mississippi Delta, searching for people who claim to have seen this rarest of birds and following up—sometimes more than thirty years after the fact—on their sightings. What follows is his own Eureka moment with his buddy Bobby Harrison, a true son of the South from Alabama. A huge woodpecker flies in front of their canoe, and they both cry out, “Ivory-bill!” This sighting—the first time since 1944 that two qualified observers positively identify an ivory-billed woodpecker in the United Sta

Who reads The Grail Bird : The Rediscovery of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker?

Author

Tim Gallagher; hoopla digital

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9781328859112

Category

science

Subjects

Nature, Science, Stem

Rating

3.95 / 5 (36 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14