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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'>IBET and BCN friends –<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'>If true, and it appears that it is, this is the most exciting bird news
of my life. I received the following from George Fenwick, President of the
American Bird Conservancy. My guess is you’ll see this on the front page of
the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and other dailies in the next few
days.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'>Donnie Dann <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Highland Park/Lake County
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> George Fenwick
[mailto:gfenwick@abcbirds.org] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, April 27, 2005
2:58 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Undisclosed-Recipient:;<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Fw: ivory-billed story on
web</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thanks Jane. I've gotten about a dozen calls or emails
about this, and there is word there will be national press either tonight or
tomorrow. I've still not heard or seen proof, but everyone I have spoken
to believes this is real.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>check this out...</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.birdingamerica.com/ivorybilledwoodpecker.htm">http://www.birdingamerica.com/ivorybilledwoodpecker.htm</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Jane Fitzgerald<br>
American Bird Conservancy<br>
Central Hardwoods Joint Venture Coordinator<br>
8816 <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Manchester</st1:place></st1:City>
suite 135<br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Brentwood</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">MO</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">63144</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><br>
314-918-8505<br>
<a href="mailto:jfitzgerald@abcbirds.org">jfitzgerald@abcbirds.org</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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