The Historic Hunt to Record America's Rarest Bird

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In 1935, a group of ornithologists from Cornell University set out on an expedition to find and record America's rarest bird: the Ivory-billed Woodpecker. Our digital producer Craig Eley, who has done extensive research on this trip, has the story. You can also read a bit more about the expedition here.