[BluH2o]

Pileated and the ivory billed woodpecker are similar in appearance ... the ivory billed is much more dramatic in color. Next to each other it would be easy to differentiate the species ... however, to the untrained eye the pileated can easily be mistaken for the ivory billed. Thus several responses to the initial post in this thread that state they have observed the ivory billed woodpecker.

[sweetliberty]

I don't know. I had never seen either until this spring. I know that a group had been on a trip here looking for them because there were several reports of sightings here this spring, right around the time this bird was visiting. None of the sightings were confirmed at that time. Doesn't mean they didn't happen. There was an article in the local paper about it. I am not surprised that one has turned up in Arkansas.