Comments on: Rare Bird Sighted! http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/12/16/rare-bird-sighted/ Summum nec metuas diem, nec optes - Marcus Valerius Martialis Tue, 02 Aug 2011 22:27:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Blue Crab Boulevard » Junk Ornithology? http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/12/16/rare-bird-sighted/comment-page-1/#comment-52642 Blue Crab Boulevard » Junk Ornithology? Sun, 17 Dec 2006 03:33:23 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/12/16/rare-bird-sighted/#comment-52642 [...] Things you learn while making fun of other things you learn. It seems that Junkscience.com named the "sightings" of Ivory Billed Woodpeckers one of its top ten junk science stories of 2006. I first got clued to this by a link from the Ivory Bill Skeptic. Then I have been hit repeatedly with searches today about this from other sources. There are more people posting about this like The Birdchaser and Stix Blog. Since the "sightings" began occurring when some environmentalists wanted to block a Corps of Engineers irrigation project, the Cornell Lab is risking its credibility. If it turns out they have been engaging in wishful thinking "science" they hurt themselves. But heck, carry on. I need the Photoshop experience. Er, I mean significant scientific discoveries. Yeah, that's the ticket. [...] [...] Things you learn while making fun of other things you learn. It seems that Junkscience.com named the "sightings" of Ivory Billed Woodpeckers one of its top ten junk science stories of 2006. I first got clued to this by a link from the Ivory Bill Skeptic. Then I have been hit repeatedly with searches today about this from other sources. There are more people posting about this like The Birdchaser and Stix Blog. Since the "sightings" began occurring when some environmentalists wanted to block a Corps of Engineers irrigation project, the Cornell Lab is risking its credibility. If it turns out they have been engaging in wishful thinking "science" they hurt themselves. But heck, carry on. I need the Photoshop experience. Er, I mean significant scientific discoveries. Yeah, that's the ticket. [...]

]]> By: Blue Crab Boulevard » More Imaginary Sightings! http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/12/16/rare-bird-sighted/comment-page-1/#comment-52626 Blue Crab Boulevard » More Imaginary Sightings! Sat, 16 Dec 2006 16:46:35 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/12/16/rare-bird-sighted/#comment-52626 [...] UPDATE: Ivory Bill, Schmivory Bill. We got the real goods. [...] [...] UPDATE: Ivory Bill, Schmivory Bill. We got the real goods. [...]

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