"The swamp played tricks on them, ringing with echoes. Tanner heard the “hooting,” as Sutton beckoned him in his direction. Kuhn had heard a “kint” south of their location, toward Sharkey Road. Both pileated and red-bellied woodpeckers were calling, keeping the searchers on their toes, nerves on edge. J.J. suggested they walk slower, so as to hear any unfamiliar sound."
Excerpt from Ghost Birds. For more information go to:
Ghost Birds: Jim Tanner and the Quest for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, 1935-1941
Cover illustration by the author, that would be me.
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