Interesting. I also heard Tim Gallagher's talk at the MOS convention 
last year. I was a potential believer when I came in the room and a 
potential believer when I left.

It's true, however, that the issue won't be resolved without much more 
definitive evidence, such as really good video. (Or even - dare I say it 
- capturing an Ivory-billed Woodpecker alive to measure and photograph 
it in the field, then releasing it, much as bird banders do.)

-- 
June Tveekrem
Columbia, Maryland
tweekiebird|AT|southernspreadwing.com